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U.S. Retail Sales for April up 0.4%, Ex-Auto up 0.4%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $366.4 billion, an increase of 0.4 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month and 8.8 percent (±0.5%) above April 2009. Total sales for the February through April 2010 period were up 7.3 percent (±0.3%) from the same period a year ago. The February to March 2010 percent change was revised from +1.9 percent (±0.5%) to +2.1 percent (±0.4%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.5 percent (±0.5%) from March 2010 and 9.6 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Gasoline stations sales were up 30.1 percent (±1.5%) from April 2009 and motor vehicle and parts dealers sales were up 15.1 percent (±2.5%) from last year.
Posted: May 14, 2010 Friday 08:30 AM