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U.S. Retail Sales for May Decrease 0.3%, Ex-Auto down 0.3%
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May 2017, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $473.8 billion, a decrease of 0.3 percent (±0.5 percent)* from the previous month, and 3.8 percent (±0.9 percent) above May 2016. Total sales for the March 2017 through May 2017 period were up 4.4 percent (±0.7 percent) from the same period a year ago. The March 2017 to April 2017 percent change was unrevised at 0.4 percent (±0.1 percent).
Retail trade sales were down 0.3 percent (±0.5 percent)* from April 2017, and up 4.0 percent (±0.7 percent) from last year. Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers were up 10.8 percent (±1.8 percent) from May 2016, while Nonstore Retailers were up 10.2 percent (±1.8 percent) from last year.
Posted: June 14, 2017 Wednesday 08:30 AM