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U.S. Retail Sales for February decrease 0.1%, Ex-Auto down 0.1%
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 $447.3 billion, a decrease of 0.1 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 3.1 percent (±0.7%) above February 2015. Total sales for the December 2015 through February 2016 period were up 2.9 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The December 2015 to January 2016 percent change was revised from up 0.2 percent (±0.5%) to down 0.4 percent (±0.3%).
Retail trade sales were down 0.3 percent (±0.5%) from January 2016, and up 2.7 percent (±0.5%) from last year. Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers were up 12.2 percent (±2.5%) from February 2015, while gasoline stations were down 15.6 percent (±1.6%) from last year.
Posted: March 15, 2016 Tuesday 08:30 AM