US Data: Retail Sales - Adjusted Levels>

Release for:  October 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

                                      Oct-18   Sep-18   Aug-18   Oct-17   Sep-17

Retail trade & food services          511488   507606   507872   489148   487096

 Total (ex.motor vehicle)             408438   405725   405935   385748   384944

   Retail Trade                       451061   447088   446408   432272   430563

GAFO                                    #N/A   110386   110323   107974   107515

Motor vehicle & parts dealers         103050   101881   101937   103400   102152

 Auto & other motor veh. dealers       95321    94190    94298    95963    94604

Furniture, home furnishings            10166    10193    10138    10042     9859

Electronics & appliance stores          8267     8208     8337     8133     8078

Building material, garden eq.          33230    32885    32845    32082    32579

 Building mat. & supplies dealers       #N/A    28712    28744    27870    28303

Food & beverage stores                 62489    62333    62114    60651    60329

 Grocery stores                        55546    55458    55343    53943    53725

 Beer, wine & liquor stores             #N/A     4824     4765     4671     4602

Health & personal care stores          29023    29036    29069    28509    28076

 Pharmacies & drug stores               #N/A    24192    24280    23715    23435

Gasoline stations                      45562    44013    44206    39219    39433

Clothing & accessories stores          23062    22937    22761    22034    21965

 Men's clothing stores                  #N/A      849      824      738      746

 Women's clothing stores                #N/A     3557     3467     3309     3230

 Shoe stores                            #N/A     3028     2950     2916     2973

Sport goods, hobby, book, music         6487     6457     6545     7090     6993

General merchandise stores             60382    60073    60068    58346    58288

 Department stores                     12492    12337    12467    12527    12584

 Other general merchandise stores       #N/A    47736    47601    45819    45704

  Warehouse clubs & superstores         #N/A    40623    40565    39179    39031

  All other gen. merch. stores          #N/A     7113     7036     6640     6673

Miscellaneous store retailers          10829    10769    10828    10573    10645

Nonstore retailers                     58514    58303    57560    52193    52166

 Electronic shopping, mail-order        #N/A    51641    50865    46054    45863

Food services & drinking places        60427    60518    61464    56876    56533

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Calculated by Market News:

Total excl motor vehicle, gasoline    362876   361712   361729   346529   345511

Total excl gasoline                   465926   463593   463666   449929   447663

Total excl autos and other dealers    416167   413416   413574   393185   392492

Total ex autos and bldg. materials    382937   380531   380729   361103   359913

Total ex autos,bldg. materials,gas    337375   336518   336523   321884   320480

Total ex mv, bldg. materials, gas     329646   328827   328884   314447   312932

Retail Trade ex autos, bldg mat, ga   276948   276000   275059   265008   263947

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

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