US Data: Retail Sales - Select Calculations>

Data through: March 2018

Source: U.S. Commerce Department

Levels in millions of U.S. dollars, seasonally adjusted

Calculations by MNI

                                1Q-18     4Q-17 qtr/qtr Annualized Annualized

                                 Avg.      Avg.   % chg      % chg   % chg(1)

Retail Sales                  492839.7  491850.3     0.2        0.8        0.8

 Ex. Mtr Veh                  392443.7  389826.3     0.7        2.7        2.7

 Ex. Mtr Veh, Gas             350998.0  349616.3     0.4        1.6        1.6

 Ex. Gas                      451394.0  451640.3    -0.1       -0.2       -0.2

Mtr Veh                       100396.0  102024.0    -1.6       -6.2       -6.2

Gas Stations                   41445.7   40210.0     3.1       12.9       12.9

Bldg Materials                 32544.3   32550.3     0.0       -0.1       -0.1

Ex. Auto,Bldg Mat             367381.3  364860.7     0.7        2.8        2.8

Ex. Auto,Bldg Mat,Gas         325935.7  324650.7     0.4        1.6        1.6

Ex. Food, Autos, Bldg, Gas    268138.7  267444.0     0.3        1.0        1.0

Footnotes:

(1) Assumes annualization is 12 divided by the number of months between

the center of the mass of data. This results in an exponent of 6.0 for

one month of data in the qtr and an exponent of 4.8 when two months of a

quarter's data are available.

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