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U.S. Retail Sales for April increase 0.1%, Ex-Auto unch%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $434.6 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent (±0.5) from the previous month, and 4.0 percent (±0.7) above April 2013. Total sales for the February 2014 through April 2014 period were up 3.3 percent (±0.5) from the same period a year ago. The February 2014 to March 2014 percent change was revised from +1.2 percent (±0.5) to +1.5 percent (±0.2).
Retail trade sales were up 0.2 percent (±0.5) from March 2014, and 4.2 percent (±0.9) above last year. Auto and other motor vehicle dealers were up 10.5 percent (±3.2) from April 2013 and nonstore retailers were up 6.5 percent (±2.5) from last year.
Posted: May 13, 2014 Tuesday 08:30 AM