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U.S. Retail Sales for September decrease 0.3%, Ex-Auto down 0.2%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $442.7 billion, a decrease of 0.3 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, but 4.3 percent (±0.9%) above September 2013. Total sales for the July through September 2014 period were up 4.5 percent (±0.7%) from the same period a year ago. The July to August 2014 percent change was unrevised from 0.6% (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were down 0.4 percent (±0.5%) from August 2014, but 4.0 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Auto and other motor vehicle dealers were up 10.4 percent (±3.2%) from September 2013 and food services and drinking places were up 7.1 percent (±3.3%) from last year.
Posted: October 15, 2014 Wednesday 08:30 AM