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U.S. Retail Sales for February increase 0.3%, Ex-Auto up 0.3%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $427.2 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 1.5 percent (±0.9%) above February 2013. Total sales for the December 2013 through February 2014 period were up 2.3 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The December 2013 to January 2014 percent change was revised from -0.4 percent (±0.5%) to -0.6 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.3 percent (±0.5%) from January 2014, and 1.3 percent (±0.9%) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 6.3 percent (±2.5%) from February 2013 and health and personal care stores were up 5.5 percent (±1.9%) from last year.
Posted: March 13, 2014 Thursday 08:30 AM