Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Retail Sales increased 0.1% in September

On a monthly basis, retail sales were up 0.1% from August to September (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 2.4% from September 2014.

From the Census Bureau report:
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $447.7 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent from the previous month, and 2.4 percent above September 2014. ... The July 2015 to August 2015 percent change was revised from +0.2 percent to virtually unchanged.
Retail Sales Click on graph for larger image.

This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline).

Retail sales ex-gasoline increased 0.4%.

The second graph shows the year-over-year change in retail sales and food service (ex-gasoline) since 1993.

Year-over-year change in Retail Sales Retail and Food service sales ex-gasoline increased by 4.8% on a YoY basis (2.4% for all retail sales including gasoline).

The increase in September was at the consensus expectations of a 0.1% increase, however sales in August were revised down - gasoline sales were revised down - and retail sales for July were revised up.

from Calculated Risk http://ift.tt/1K8xrnr
via YQ Matrix

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