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U.S. Retail Sales for January 2022 increase 3.8%, Ex-Auto up 3.3%
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $649.8 billion, an increase of 3.8 percent (±0.5 percent) from the previous month, and 13.0 percent (±0.9 percent) above January 2021. Total sales for the November 2021 through January 2022 period were up 16.1 percent (±0.7 percent) from the same period a year ago. The November 2021 to December 2021 percent change was revised from down 1.9 percent (±0.5 percent) to down 2.5 percent (±0.3 percent).
Retail trade sales were up 4.4 percent (±0.4 percent) from December 2021, and up 11.4 percent (±0.7 percent) above last year. Gasoline stations were up 33.4 percent (±1.8 percent) from January 2021, while food services and drinking places were up 27.0 percent (±4.4 percent) from last year.
Posted: February 16, 2022 Wednesday 08:30 AM