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U.S. Retail Sales for August Increase 0.1%, Ex-Auto up 0.3%
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August 2018, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $509.0 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent (±0.4 percent)* from the previous month, and 6.6 percent (±0.5 percent) above August 2017. Total sales for the June 2018 through August 2018 period were up 6.5 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago. The June 2018 to July 2018 percent change was revised from up 0.5 percent (±0.4 percent) to up 0.7 percent (±0.2 percent).
Retail trade sales were up 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent)* from July 2018, and 6.2 percent (±0.5 percent) above last year. Gasoline Stations were up 20.3 percent (±1.6 percent) from August 2017, while Nonstore Retailers were up 10.4 percent (±1.4 percent) from last year.
Posted: September 14, 2018 Friday 08:30 AM