U.S. Retail Sales Rose 0.6% In September
(For September 2010)
U.S. retail sales rose 0.6% in September . The consensus was at 0.4%, August reading (revised up 0.4%) was at +1.0%. On year level retail sales are up 7.3%.
Declining only clothing & clothing accessories.
Positive report.
Chart 1. U.S. Retail Sales
Autos taken out, the figure was an increase of 0.4% vs. consensus of 0.3% growth. Prior reading was revised to +0.7% (up 0.3%).
Chart 2. U.S. Retail Sales Less Autos
Autos and gas station taken out, the retail sales rose 0.4% vs. consensus of 0.3% growth. Prior reading was revised to +0.9% (up 0.4%).
Chart 3. U.S. Retail Sales Less Autos and Gas Stations
