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U.S. Retail Sales for March Decrease 0.2%, Ex-Auto unch%
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The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2017. Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2017, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $470.8 billion, a decrease of 0.2 percent (±0.5 percent) from the previous month, and 5.2 percent (±0.9 percent) above March 2016. Total sales for the January 2017 through March 2017 period were up 5.4 percent (±0.7 percent) from the same period a year ago. The January 2017 to February 2017 percent change was revised from up 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent) to down 0.3 percent (±0.2 percent).
Retail trade sales were down 0.2 percent (±0.5 percent) from February 2017, and up 5.5 percent (±0.9 percent) from last year. Gasoline Stations sales were up 14.3 percent (±1.4 percent) from March 2016, while Nonstore Retailers were up 11.9 percent (±1.8 percent) from last year.
Posted: April 14, 2017 Friday 08:30 AM