US Data: Retail Sales - Adjusted Levels>

Release for:  March 2018

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Levels in millions of U.S. dollars

Adjusted for seasonal variations, holiday and trading-day differences

                                                                yr-ago   yr-ago

                                      Mar-18   Feb-18   Jan-18   Mar-17   Feb-17

Retail trade & food services          494555   491795   492169   473317   472572

 Total (ex.motor vehicle)             393260   392497   391574   376419   375048

   Retail Trade                       436540   434004   434584   417044   416377

GAFO                                    #N/A   107975   107994   105574   105051

Motor vehicle & parts dealers         101295    99298   100595    96898    97524

 Auto & other motor veh. dealers       93741    91895    93106    89401    90162

Furniture, home furnishings             9926     9856     9815     9549     9409

Electronics & appliance stores          8217     8175     8259     8133     7929

 Appl., T.V., &  other elect. store     #N/A     5936     5976     5878     5788

 Computer & software stores             #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A

Building material, garden eq.          32630    32824    32179    30983    31190

 Building mat. & supplies dealers       #N/A    28364    27819    26681    26892

Food & beverage stores                 61345    61241    61126    59530    59073

 Grocery stores                        54678    54579    54459    53162    52764

 Beer, wine & liquor stores             #N/A     4665     4672     4442     4403

Health & personal care stores          27664    27282    27572    27436    27372

 Pharmacies & drug stores               #N/A    22347    22652    22599    22546

Gasoline stations                      41363    41501    41473    37705    37816

Clothing & accessories stores          21977    22154    22105    21597    21037

 Men's clothing stores                  #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A

 Women's clothing stores                #N/A     3281     3278     3269     3281

 Shoe stores                            #N/A     2880     2902     3068     2902

Sport goods, hobby, book, music         6943     7068     6843     7181     7158

General merchandise stores             58474    58327    58582    56678    57121

 Department stores (ex. L.D.)          12518    12553    12667    12637    12597

 Department stores (incl. L.D.)         #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A     #N/A

 Other general merchandise stores       #N/A    45774    45915    44041    44524

  Warehouse clubs & superstores         #N/A    39363    39376    37906    38552

  All other gen. merch. stores          #N/A     6411     6539     6135     5972

Miscellaneous store retailers          11231    11266    11512    10781    10806

Nonstore retailers                     55475    55012    54523    50573    49942

 Electronic shopping, mail-order        #N/A    48471    47479    44282    43754

Food services & drinking places        58015    57791    57585    56273    56195

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Calculated by Market News:

Total excl motor vehicle, gasoline    351897   350996   350101   338714   337232

Total excl gasoline                   453192   450294   450696   435612   434756

Total excl auto and other dealers     400814   399900   399063   383916   382410

Total ex autos and bldg. materials    368184   367076   366884   352933   351220

Total ex autos,bldg. materials,gas    326821   325575   325411   315228   313404

Total ex mv, bldg. materials, gas     319267   318172   317922   307731   306042

Retail Trade ex autos, bldg mat, ga   268806   267784   267826   258955   257209

  ** MNI Washington Bureau (202) 371-2121 **

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