by Calculated Threat on 10/17/2024 08:38:00 AM
On a month-to-month foundation, retail gross sales elevated 0.4% from August to September (seasonally adjusted), and gross sales have been up 1.7 p.c from September 2023.
From the Census Bureau report:
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and meals companies gross sales for September 2024, adjusted for seasonal variation and vacation and trading-day variations, however not for value modifications, have been $714.4 billion, a rise of 0.4 p.c from the earlier month, and up 1.7 p.c from September 2023. … The July 2024 to August 2024 p.c change was unrevised from up 0.1 p.c.
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This graph reveals retail gross sales since 1992. That is month-to-month retail gross sales and meals service, seasonally adjusted (whole and ex-gasoline).
Retail gross sales ex-gasoline was up 0.6% in August.
The second graph reveals the year-over-year change in retail gross sales and meals service (ex-gasoline) since 1993.
Retail and Meals service gross sales, ex-gasoline, elevated by 2.9% on a YoY foundation.
The change in gross sales in September was above expectations, and gross sales in July and August have been revised up, mixed.
