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U.S. Retail Sales for September increase 0.1%, Ex-Auto down 0.3%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $447.7 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 2.4 percent (±0.7%) above September 2014. Total sales for the July 2015 through September 2015 period were up 2.3 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The July 2015 to August 2015 percent change was revised from +0.2 percent (±0.5%) to virtually unchanged (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were virtually unchanged (±0.5%) from August 2015, and 1.7 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Motor vehicle and parts dealers were up 8.8 percent (±2.6%) from last year and food services and drinking places were up 7.9 percent (±3.5%) from September 2014.
Posted: October 14, 2015 Wednesday 08:30 AM