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U.S. Retail Sales for August increase 0.2%, Ex-Auto up 0.1%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for August, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $447.7 billion, an increase of 0.2 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 2.2 percent (±0.7%) above August 2014. Total sales for the June 2015 through August 2015 period were up 2.2 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The June 2015 to July 2015 percent change was revised from +0.6 percent (±0.5%) to +0.7 percent (±0.1%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.1 percent (±0.5%) from July 2015, and 1.4 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Food services and drinking places were up 8.2 percent (±3.3%) from August 2014 and nonstore retailers were up 6.9 percent (±1.4%) from last year.
Posted: September 15, 2015 Tuesday 08:30 AM