U.S. Retail Sales Rose 0.6% In December
(For December 2010)
U.S. retail sales rose 0.6% in December. The consensus was at 0.8%, November reading was at +0.8%. On year level retail sales are up 7.6%.
Chart 1. U.S. Retail Sales
Most notable gainers: non store retailers +2.6% m-o-m; building material & garden equipment +2.7%; Most notable losers: miscellaneous store retailers -1.3%; general merchandise stores -0.7%.
Chart 2. U.S. Retail Sales – Sectors
Autos taken out, the figure was an increase of 0.5% vs. consensus of 0.7%. Prior reading was revised to +1.0% (down 0.2%).
Chart 3. 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 at +0.6% (revised down 0.2%).
Chart 4. U.S. Retail Sales Less Autos and Gas Stations
Ambiguous figures….
January 14th, 2011 at 9:55 am
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