United States Retail Sales

Retail Sales in the United States increased 0.10 percent in April of 2012 over the previous month. Historically, from 1992 until 2012, the United States Retail Sales averaged 0.3800 Percent reaching an all time high of 6.7000 Percent in October of 2001 and a record low of -3.1000 Percent in October of 2008. A Retail sales report provides an aggregated measure of sales of retail goods over a specific time period. Retail sales are both seasonal and volatile and their importance to the overall gross domestic product varies with each country. However, the retail sales data is widely followed by investors because is only a few weeks old. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Retail Sales.


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United States Retail Sales


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The Retail Sales report is an aggregated measure of the sales of retail goods over a certain period. Usually, the Retail sales report is based on a data sampling that is extrapolated to model an entire country. Generally, the retail sales report not only captures store sales, catalogue sales and other out of store sales but also breaks down sales figures into groups like food and beverages, clothing, and autos. The Retail sales report is one of the timeliest economic reports, providing data that is only a few weeks old. The most popular measure of retail sales is month over month, where the volume of retail sales in certain month is compared to the previous month. However, some countries prefer the year over year measure where the certain month is compared to the same month a year ago thus accounting for seasonality and other oscillations in retail sales data.



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U.S. Annual Inflation Down to 2.3% in April
Published: 5/15/2012 1:35:37 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.3 percent before seasonal adjustment.

U.S. Trade Deficit Widens in March
Published: 5/10/2012 1:41:51 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Census Bureau
Total March exports of $186.8 billion and imports of $238.6 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $51.8 billion, up from $45.4 billion in February, revised. March exports were $5.3 billion more than February exports of $181.5 billion. March imports were $11.7 billion more than February imports of $226.9 billion.

U.S. GDP Up 2.2% in Q1
Published: 5/7/2012 4:44:08 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.2 percent in the first quarter of 2012 (that is, from the fourth quarter to the first quarter), according to the "advance" estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. In the fourth quarter of 2011, real GDP increased 3.0 percent.

U.S. Unemployment Down to 8.1% in April, Nonfarm Payrolls Up 115K
Published: 5/4/2012 1:41:07 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
U.S. Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 115,000 in April, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment increased in professional and business services, retail trade, and health care, but declined in transportation and warehousing.

U.S. Federal Reserve Reaffirms Low-Rate Policy
Published: 4/25/2012 9:09:14 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Fed
U.S. Federal Reserve on April 25th confirmed the plan to keep short-term interest rates near zero through late 2014 and modestly toned down their assessment of the economy's performance.

U.S. Annual Inflation Rate Down to 2.7% in March
Published: 4/13/2012 1:34:59 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.3 percent in March on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.7 percent before seasonal adjustment.

U.S. Trade Deficit Narrows in February
Published: 4/12/2012 1:37:02 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Total February exports of $181.2 billion and imports of $227.2 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $46.0 billion, down from $52.5 billion in January, revised. February exports were $0.2 billion more than January exports of $180.9 billion. February imports were $6.3 billion less than January imports of $233.4 billion.

U.S. Added 120K Jobs in March, Unemployment At 8.2%
Published: 4/6/2012 1:37:03 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nonfarm payroll employment rose by 120,000 in March, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 8.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Employment rose in manufacturing, food services and drinking places, and health care, but was down in retail trade.

U.S. Annual Inflation Rate at 2.9% in February
Published: 3/16/2012 7:09:42 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.4 percent in February on a seasonally adjusted basis, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 2.9 percent before seasonal adjustment.

U.S. Fed Keeps Monetary Policy Unchanged
Published: 3/13/2012 6:38:37 PM By: TradingEconomics.com, Federal Reserve
The Federal Reserve acknowledged recent signs of strength in the economy and said recent financial market strains have eased, offering few clues on the chances for further monetary easing.

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