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U.S. Retail Sales for March 2021 Increased 9.8%, Ex-Auto up 8.4%
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March 2021, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $619.1 billion, an increase of 9.8 percent (±0.5 percent) from the previous month, and 27.7 percent (±0.7 percent) above March 2020. Total sales for the January 2021 through March 2021 period were up 14.3 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago. The January 2021 to February 2021 percent change was revised from down 3.0 percent (±0.5 percent) to down 2.7 percent (±0.2 percent).
Retail trade sales were up 9.4 percent (±0.5 percent) from February 2021, and up 26.9 percent (±0.7 percent) above last year. Motor vehicle and parts dealers were up 71.1 percent (±2.3 percent) from March 2020, while food services and drinking places were up 36.0 percent (±3.0 percent) from last year.
Posted: April 15, 2021 Thursday 08:30 AM