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U.S. Retail Sales for November increase 0.7%, Ex-Auto up 0.5%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $449.3 billion, an increase of 0.7 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 5.1 percent (±0.9%) above November 2013. Total sales for the September through November 2014 period were up 4.7 percent (±0.7%) from the same period a year ago. The September to October 2014 percent change was revised from +0.3 percent (±0.5%) to +0.5 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.7 percent (± 0.5%) from October 2014, and 4.9 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Auto and other motor vehicle dealers were up 9.5 percent (±3.2%) from November 2013 and non-store retailers were up 8.7 percent (±2.1%) from last year.
Posted: December 11, 2014 Thursday 08:30 AM