US Data: Retail Sales - Unadjusted Levels>

Release for:  October 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Levels in millions of U.S. dollars, unadjusted

                                                                yr-ago   yr-ago

                                      Oct-17   Sep-17   Aug-17   Oct-16   Sep-16

Retail trade & food services          475339   470402   491618   454601   449948

 Total (ex.motor vehicle)             378214   370211   386592   362421   355177

   Retail Trade                       418293   414693   434421   398808   395496

GAFO                                    #N/A   100322   108852   100902    97783

Motor vehicle & parts dealers          97125   100191   105026    92180    94771

 Auto & other motor veh. dealers       89407    92698    97112    84601    87280

  New car dealers                       #N/A    77480    80534    71001    73377

  Auto parts, tires                     #N/A     7493     7914     7579     7491

Furniture, home furnishings             9467     9690    10086     9031     9483

 Furniture stores                       #N/A     5047     5089     4735     5107

 Home furnishings stores                #N/A     4643     4997     4296     4376

Electronics & appliance stores          7539     7662     7824     7387     7708

 Appl., T.V., &  other elect. store     #N/A     5534     5845     5444     5909

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

Building material, garden eq.          32006    31542    32994    28834    29046

 Building mat. & supplies dealers       #N/A    28105    29167    25669    25967

Food & beverage stores                 59913    59299    60423    58550    57354

 Grocery stores                        53594    53011    53902    52424    51268

 Beer, wine & liquor stores             #N/A     4445     4577     4372     4371

Health & personal care stores          27887    27075    28102    26607    27141

 Pharmacies & drug stores               #N/A    22177    22967    22115    22222

Gasoline stations                      40034    39994    39862    37284    36316

Clothing & accessories stores          20473    19870    22720    20385    19649

 Men's clothing stores                  #N/A      755      711      712      698

 Women's clothing stores                #N/A     3041     3177     3251     3134

 Family clothing stores                 #N/A     7859     8860     8401     7808

 Shoe stores                            #N/A     2691     3857     2693     2733

Sport goods, hobby, book, music         6308     6716     7726     6460     6931

General merchandise stores             55803    53946    57694    55038    51432

 Department stores (ex. L.D.)          11643    11302    12554    11809    11299

 Department stores (incl. L.D.)         #N/A    11554    12834    12043    11401

 Other general merchandise stores       #N/A    42644    45140    43229    40133

  Warehouse clubs & superstores         #N/A    36647    38976    37401    34555

  All other gen. merch. stores          #N/A     5997     6164     5828     5578

Miscellaneous store retailers          11470    10901    11413    11185    10755

Nonstore retailers                     50268    47807    50551    45867    44910

 Electronic shopping, mail-order        #N/A    42028    44733    39757    39148

Food services & drinking places        57046    55709    57197    55793    54452

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Calculated by Market News:

Total excl motor vehicle, gasoline    338180   330217   346730   325137   318861

Total excl gasoline                   435305   430408   451756   417317   413632

Total excl auto and other dealers     385932   377704   394506   370000   362668

Total ex autos and bldg. materials    353926   346162   361512   341166   333622

Total ex autos,bldg. materials,gas    313892   306168   321650   303882   297306

Total ex mv, bldg. materials, gas     306174   298675   313736   296303   289815

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

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