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U.S. Retail Sales for May up 0.6%, Ex-Auto up 0.3%
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 $421.1 billion, an increase of 0.6 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 4.3 percent (±0.7%) above May 2012. Total sales for the March through May 2013 period were up 3.7 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The March to April 2013 percent change was unrevised from 0.1 percent (±0.3%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.7 percent (±0.5%) from April 2013 and 4.3 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 11.3 percent (±2.1%) from May 2012 and building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers were up 10.1 percent (±4.0%) from last year.
Posted: June 13, 2013 Thursday 08:30 AM