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U.S. Retail Sales for February 2022 increase 0.3%, Ex-Auto up 0.2%
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2022, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $658.1 billion, an increase of 0.3 percent (±0.5 percent)* from the previous month, and 17.6 percent (±0.9 percent) above February 2021. Total sales for the December 2021 through February 2022 period were up 16.0 percent (±0.7 percent) from the same period a year ago. The December 2021 to January 2022 percent change was revised from up 3.8 percent (±0.5 percent) to up 4.9 percent (±0.2 percent).
Retail trade sales were virtually unchanged (±0.4 percent)* from January 2022, but up 15.9 percent (±0.7 percent) above last year. Gasoline stations were up 36.4 percent (±1.8 percent) from February 2021, while food services and drinking places were up 33.0 percent (±4.6 percent) from last year.
Posted: March 16, 2022 Wednesday 08:30 AM