US Data: Retail Sales - Unadjusted Levels>

Release for:  December 2017

Source: U.S. Department of Commerce

Levels in millions of U.S. dollars, unadjusted

                                                                yr-ago   yr-ago

                                      Dec-17   Nov-17   Oct-17   Dec-16   Nov-16

Retail trade & food services          563953   500177   476901   542055   469324

 Total (ex.motor vehicle)             463578   405106   379194   441641   379648

   Retail Trade                       504447   445834   420188   484760   416131

GAFO                                    #N/A   120264   103069   148733   114530

Motor vehicle & parts dealers         100375    95071    97707   100414    89676

 Auto & other motor veh. dealers       93366    87646    90095    92974    82422

  New car dealers                       #N/A    74665    75718    80130    70261

  Auto parts, tires                     #N/A     7425     7612     7440     7254

Furniture, home furnishings            11789    10717     9688    10966     9967

 Furniture stores                       #N/A     5330     4943     5131     5096

 Home furnishings stores                #N/A     5387     4745     5835     4871

Electronics & appliance stores         12676    10433     7567    11988     9677

 Appl., T.V., &  other elect. store     #N/A     7245     5423     8456     7112

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

Building material, garden eq.          29079    31653    32356    27311    28896

 Building mat. & supplies dealers       #N/A    27976    28725    23964    25862

Food & beverage stores                 67201    61205    59804    64583    58887

 Grocery stores                        57975    54386    53421    55955    52431

 Beer, wine & liquor stores             #N/A     4765     4468     5963     4605

Health & personal care stores          31169    27510    27836    30692    26725

 Pharmacies & drug stores               #N/A    22528    23157    24528    21881

Gasoline stations                      38513    38824    40344    35465    34212

Clothing & accessories stores          34904    24696    20540    34520    23529

 Men's clothing stores                  #N/A      799      750     1037      757

 Women's clothing stores                #N/A     3674     3225     4677     3674

 Family clothing stores                 #N/A    10345     8384    12947     9429

 Shoe stores                            #N/A     3035     2593     4254     3021

Sport goods, hobby, book, music        11505     7830     6403    11677     7754

General merchandise stores             79014    64245    56383    76128    61190

 Department stores (ex. L.D.)          21505    15738    11670    21612    15115

 Department stores (incl. L.D.)         #N/A    16083    11946    22720    15631

 Other general merchandise stores       #N/A    48507    44713    54516    46075

  Warehouse clubs & superstores         #N/A    41724    38459    46758    39817

  All other gen. merch. stores          #N/A     6783     6254     7758     6258

Miscellaneous store retailers          12226    11264    11364    12105    10474

Nonstore retailers                     75996    62386    50196    68911    55144

 Electronic shopping, mail-order        #N/A    55346    43925    61433    48837

Food services & drinking places        59506    54343    56713    57295    53193

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Calculated by Market News:

Total excl motor vehicle, gasoline    425065   366282   338850   406176   345436

Total excl gasoline                   525440   461353   436557   506590   435112

Total excl auto and other dealers     470587   412531   386806   449081   386902

Total ex autos and bldg. materials    441508   380878   354450   421770   358006

Total ex autos,bldg. materials,gas    402995   342054   314106   386305   323794

Total ex mv, bldg. materials, gas     395986   334629   306494   378865   316540

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

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