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U.S. Retail Sales for October up 0.4%, Ex-Auto up 0.2%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $428.1 billion, an increase of 0.4 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 3.9 percent (±0.7%) above October 2012. Total sales for the August through October 2013 period were up 3.9 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The August to September 2013 percent change was revised from -0.1 percent (±0.5%) to virtually unchanged (±0.3%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.3 percent (±0.5%) from September 2013, and 3.9 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Auto and other motor vehicle dealers were up 11.9 percent (±2.1%) from October of 2012 and nonstore retailers were up 8.2 percent (±2.1%) from last year.
Posted: November 20, 2013 Wednesday 08:30 AM