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U.S. Retail Sales for February Increase 0.1%, Ex-Auto up 0.2%
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for February 2017, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $474.0 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent)* from the previous month, and 5.7 percent (±0.9 percent) above February 2016. Total sales for the December 2016 through February 2017 period were up 5.4 percent (±0.7 percent) from the same period a year ago. The December 2016 to January 2017 percent change was revised from up 0.4 percent (±0.5 percent)* to up 0.6 percent (±0.3 percent).
Retail trade sales were up 0.1 percent (±0.5 percent)* from January 2017, and up 5.9 percent (±0.7 percent) from last year. Gasoline Stations sales were up 19.6 percent (±1.4 percent) from February 2016, while Nonstore Retailers were up 13.0 percent (±1.8 percent) from last year.
Posted: March 15, 2017 Wednesday 08:30 AM