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U.S. Retail Sales for May Increase 0.5%, Ex-Auto up 0.4%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $455.6 billion, an increase of 0.5 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month, and 2.5 percent (±0.7%) above May 2015. Total sales for the March 2016 through May 2016 period were up 2.4 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The March 2016 to April 2016 percent change was unrevised at up 1.3 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.4 percent (±0.5%)* from April 2016, and up 2.0 percent (±0.5%) from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 12.2 percent (±1.2%) from May 2015, while Health and Personal Care Stores were up 8.3 percent (±2.1%) from last year.
Posted: June 14, 2016 Tuesday 08:30 AM