US Data: Retail Sales - Percent Change Summary>

Release for:  July 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Percent change from previous month

Calculated by MNI from seasonally adjusted levels

                                      Jul-17   Jun-17   May-17   Apr-17

Retail trade & food services             0.6      0.3      0.0      0.3

   (previous)                                    -0.2     -0.1      0.3

 Total excl motor vehicles               0.5      0.1     -0.2      0.3

   (previous)                                    -0.2     -0.3      0.3

   Retail Trade                          0.6      0.3      0.0      0.4

Motor vehicle & parts dealers            1.2      0.9      1.1      0.5

 Auto & other motor veh. dealers         1.1      1.1      1.2      0.6

Furniture, home furnishings              0.4      0.5      1.0     -0.5

Electronics & appliance stores          -0.5     -0.4     -1.5      1.8

Building material, garden eq.            1.2      1.1     -0.2     -0.1

Food & beverage stores                   0.4     -0.7      0.0      0.2

 Grocery stores                          0.3     -0.7      0.0      0.1

Health & personal care stores            0.4      0.3      0.3      0.8

Gasoline stations                       -0.4     -1.5     -3.1     -0.5

Clothing & accessories stores           -0.2      0.7      0.0      0.2

Sport goods, hobby, book, music          0.3     -0.5     -1.0      0.0

General merchandise stores               0.1      0.4     -0.4      0.9

 Department stores (ex. L.D.)            1.0     -0.7     -0.7      0.9

Miscellaneous store retailers            1.8     -1.7     -1.1      0.5

Nonstore retailers                       1.3      1.0      1.0      0.6

Food services & drinking places          0.3      0.3      0.4     -0.2

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Calculated by MNI:

Total excl motor vehicle, gasoline       0.5      0.3      0.1      0.4

Total excl gasoline                      0.7      0.4      0.3      0.4

Total excl auto and other dealers        0.5      0.1     -0.2      0.3

Total ex autos and bldg. materials       0.4      0.0     -0.2      0.3

Total ex autos,bldg. materials,gas       0.5      0.1      0.1      0.4

Total ex mv, bldg. materials, gas        0.5      0.2      0.1      0.4

Retail Trade ex autos, bldg mat, ga      0.6      0.1      0.0      0.5

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