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U.S. Retail Sales for November Increase 0.1%, Ex-Auto up 0.2%
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $465.5 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent (±0.5%)* from the previous month, and 3.8 percent (±0.9%) above November 2015. Total sales for the September 2016 through November 2016 period were up 3.7 percent (±0.7%) from the same period a year ago. The September 2016 to October 2016 percent change was revised from up 0.8 percent (±0.5%) to up 0.6 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were virtually unchanged (±0.5%)* from October 2016, and up 3.6 percent (±0.7%) from last year. Nonstore retailers were up 11.9 percent (±1.6%) from November 2015, while health and personal care stores retailers were up 6.2 percent (±2.5%) from last year.
Posted: December 14, 2016 Wednesday 08:30 AM