US Data: Retail Sales - Unadjusted Levels>

Release for:  November 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Levels in millions of U.S. dollars, unadjusted

                                                                yr-ago   yr-ago

                                      Nov-17   Oct-17   Sep-17   Nov-16   Oct-16

Retail trade & food services          499149   476895   470868   469324   454601

 Total (ex.motor vehicle)             403192   379143   370631   379648   362421

   Retail Trade                       444650   420243   415183   416131   398808

GAFO                                    #N/A   103035   100901   114530   100902

Motor vehicle & parts dealers          95957    97752   100237    89676    92180

 Auto & other motor veh. dealers       88569    90143    92748    82422    84601

  New car dealers                       #N/A    75763    77519    70261    71001

  Auto parts, tires                     #N/A     7609     7489     7254     7579

Furniture, home furnishings            10828     9668     9707     9967     9031

 Furniture stores                       #N/A     4935     5054     5096     4735

 Home furnishings stores                #N/A     4733     4653     4871     4296

Electronics & appliance stores         10384     7572     7692     9677     7387

 Appl., T.V., &  other elect. store     #N/A     5430     5566     7112     5444

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

Building material, garden eq.          32131    32372    31571    28896    28834

 Building mat. & supplies dealers       #N/A    28733    28115    25862    25669

Food & beverage stores                 61071    59804    59305    58887    58550

 Grocery stores                        54215    53414    52987    52431    52424

 Beer, wine & liquor stores             #N/A     4471     4470     4605     4372

Health & personal care stores          27578    27828    26929    26725    26607

 Pharmacies & drug stores               #N/A    23149    22032    21881    22115

Gasoline stations                      38676    40330    39991    34212    37284

Clothing & accessories stores          24681    20538    19939    23529    20385

 Men's clothing stores                  #N/A      750      755      757      712

 Women's clothing stores                #N/A     3235     3046     3674     3251

 Family clothing stores                 #N/A     8381     7848     9429     8401

 Shoe stores                            #N/A     2598     2699     3021     2693

Sport goods, hobby, book, music         7914     6388     6802     7754     6460

General merchandise stores             63865    56383    54377    61190    55038

 Department stores (ex. L.D.)          15716    11670    11317    15115    11809

 Department stores (incl. L.D.)         #N/A    11946    11570    15631    12043

 Other general merchandise stores       #N/A    44713    43060    46075    43229

  Warehouse clubs & superstores         #N/A    38459    37062    39817    37401

  All other gen. merch. stores          #N/A     6254     5998     6258     5828

Miscellaneous store retailers          10628    11379    10849    10474    11185

Nonstore retailers                     60937    50229    47784    55144    45867

 Electronic shopping, mail-order        #N/A    43950    42021    48837    39757

Food services & drinking places        54499    56652    55685    53193    55793

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Calculated by Market News:

Total excl motor vehicle, gasoline    364516   338813   330640   345436   325137

Total excl gasoline                   460473   436565   430877   435112   417317

Total excl auto and other dealers     410580   386752   378120   386902   370000

Total ex autos and bldg. materials    378449   354380   346549   358006   341166

Total ex autos,bldg. materials,gas    339773   314050   306558   323794   303882

Total ex mv, bldg. materials, gas     332385   306441   299069   316540   296303

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

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