U.S. Retail Sales Jump 1.4 Percent in October 2009, But Still Down From a Year Ago
Posted by Gregg Killoren on November 16, 2009
The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $347.5 billion, an increase of 1.4 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, but 1.7 percent (±0.5%) below October 2008. Total sales for the August through October 2009 period were up 1.5 percent (±0.3%) from the same period a year ago. The August to September 2009 percent change was revised from -1.5 percent (±0.5%) to -2.3 percent (±0.3%).
Please click on the “Economic Growth Statistics” page on the menu bar above and scroll down to Retail Sales to see the full results of the October report.
