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U.S. Retail Sales for June Increase 0.6%, Ex-Auto up 0.7%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $457.0 billion, an increase of 0.6 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 2.7 percent (±0.7%) above June 2015. Total sales for the April 2016 through June 2016 period were up 2.6 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The April 2016 to May 2016 percent change was revised from up 0.5 percent (±0.5%)* to up 0.2 percent (±0.1%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.7 percent (±0.5%) from May 2016, and up 2.4 percent (±0.5%) from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 14.2 percent (±1.2%) from June 2015, while Health and Personal Care Stores were up 8.4 percent (±2.1%) from last year.
Posted: July 15, 2016 Friday 08:30 AM