Retail sales: Difference between revisions

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=== March ===
== 2024 ==
 
 
January 2024
* Advanced retail sales fell 0.8% in January<ref>https://www2.census.gov/retail/releases/historical/marts/adv2401.pdf</ref> versus growth of 0.4% in December (revised down from 0.6%) and exceeding expectations<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/us-retail-sales-drop-by-most-in-nearly-a-year-after-holidays</ref> for a 0.2% decline as consumers pulled back after the holiday season and due to severe winter weather.
* Excluding autos, retail sales fell 0.6% below estimates for a 0.2% gain.
* Control group sales which excludes food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations declined 0.4%, lower than estimates for a 0.2% increase.
* The numbers are not adjusted for inflation which was up 0.3% on a monthly basis.
* Stocks were unmoved by the weak numbers-S&P 500 futures rose 0.1%, Nasdaq Composite futures were flat while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/14/stock-market-today-live-updates.html</ref>.
 
=== February 2024 ===
 
* Advanced retail sales rose 0.6% in February versus a decline of 1.1% in January (revised up from -0.8%) and lower-than 0.8% estimate.
* Excluding autos, retail sales rose 0.3%, in-line with the estimates.
* Control group sales which excludes food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations was flat m/, lower than estimates for a 0.4% increase.
* The numbers are not adjusted for inflation which was up 0.4% on a monthly basis
 
== 2023 ==
 
=== March 2023 ===


* -U.S retail sales declined 1% in March from February, more than the 0.2% decline in February and -0.4% estimate.  
* -U.S retail sales declined 1% in March from February, more than the 0.2% decline in February and -0.4% estimate.  
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* The numbers are not adjusted for inflation.
* The numbers are not adjusted for inflation.
* Stock futures were down following the report- S&P 500 futures fell 0.5%, Nasdaq Composite declined by 0.7% while Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.4%.
* Stock futures were down following the report- S&P 500 futures fell 0.5%, Nasdaq Composite declined by 0.7% while Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.4%.
=== January 2024 ===
* Advanced retail sales fell 0.8% in January<ref>https://www2.census.gov/retail/releases/historical/marts/adv2401.pdf</ref> versus growth of 0.4% in December (revised down from 0.6%) and exceeding expectations<ref>https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-02-15/us-retail-sales-drop-by-most-in-nearly-a-year-after-holidays</ref> for a 0.2% decline as consumers pulled back after the holiday season and due to severe winter weather.
* Excluding autos, retail sales fell 0.6% below estimates for a 0.2% gain.
* Control group sales which excludes food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations declined 0.4%, lower than estimates for a 0.2% increase.
* The numbers are not adjusted for inflation which was up 0.3% on a monthly basis.
* Stocks were unmoved by the weak numbers-S&P 500 futures rose 0.1%, Nasdaq Composite futures were flat while Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%<ref>https://www.cnbc.com/2024/02/14/stock-market-today-live-updates.html</ref>.


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