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U.S. Retail Sales for December up 0.6%, Ex-Auto up 0.5%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for December, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $380.9 billion, an increase of 0.6 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 7.9 percent (±0.7%) above December 2009. Total sales for the 12 months of 2010 were up 6.6 percent (±0.4%) from 2009. Total sales for the October through December 2010 period were up 7.8 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The October to November 2010 percent change was unrevised from +0.8 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.7 percent (±0.5%) from November 2010, and 8.2 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Nonstore retailers sales were up 15.0 percent (±3.1%) from December 2009 and auto and other motor vehicle dealers sales were up 14.7 percent (±2.3%) from last year.
Posted: January 14, 2011 Friday 08:30 AM