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Retail sales rebounded in October
ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES
U.S. Economy
U.S. retail sales increased again after dipping in the last month, as a decline in car dealers sales didn't immediately impact total retail sales.
U.S. retail sales increased by 0.3 % to $526.5 billion in October to $526.5 billion on the seasonally adjusted basis, reported by the Commerce Department. Rebound in retail sales is a good news, as the retail sales account for about half of total consumer spending and about a third of final sales in the U.S. economy. Sales advanced by 2.9 % for the year, as the sales excluding motor vehicle and parts increased on the higher rate than total sales over the past 12 months.
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Sales excluding motor vehicle and parts increased sequentially smaller than retail and food services sales by 0.2 % to $420.9 billion on the seasonally adjusted basis.
Some economists prefer core sales over the total retail and food services sales, because they believe it provides a better idea of longer-term retail sales trends.
Over the past 12 months, stripping out the volatile auto sector, the core rate of sales has climbed by 3.1 %.
Sales of essentials continue to grow by higher rate, sale of essentials like groceries and gasoline grew by 0.3 % on the seasonally adjusted basis, as gasoline station sales increased the most, representing 8.17 % of total U.S. retail and food services sales, while food services and drinking places sales fell. Over the last 12 months, sales of essentials soared by 3.2 %.
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Retail Sales
In October, sales grew 0.1% at department stores.
Meanwhile, sales decreased -0.4% at electronics and appliance stores, building materials dealers fell by -0.5%.
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Retail Sales by Category
(In millions $)
ADVANCE
MONTHLY SALES
( in millions $) |
Oct. 2019
adv. |
Sep. 2019
adv. |
Aug. 2019
adv. |
July 2019
rest. |
June 2019
adv. |
| Retail & food services
total |
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526,540 |
525,157 |
526,889 |
524,165 |
520,055 |
| Total excl. motor
vehicle & parts |
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420,907 |
420,086 |
420,590 |
419,828 |
415,856 |
| Retail |
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461,217 |
459,640 |
461,874 |
459,298 |
455,546 |
| GAFO |
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377,907 |
377,554 |
378,037 |
376,854 |
373,473 |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers |
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- |
109,140 |
109,554 |
109,784 |
109,045 |
| Auto & other motor veh. dealers |
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105,633 |
105,071 |
106,299 |
104,337 |
104,199 |
| Furniture & home furnishings
stores |
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9,785 |
9,875 |
9,789 |
9,755 |
9,754 |
| Electronics & appliance stores |
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8,107 |
8,140 |
8,187 |
8,198 |
8,127 |
| Appl. TV & camera |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Computer & software stores |
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- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Building mat. &
garden eq. & supplies dealers |
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31,423 |
31,573 |
32,137 |
31,468 |
31,152 |
| Building mat. & supplies dealers |
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- |
28,015 |
28,607 |
27,946 |
27,778 |
| Food & beverage stores |
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65,555 |
65,256 |
65,712 |
65,872 |
64,970 |
| Grocery stores |
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58,664 |
58,407 |
58,823 |
58,975 |
58,134 |
| Beer, wine & liquor stores |
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- |
4,999 |
5,031 |
5,010 |
4,976 |
| Health & personal care stores |
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29,838 |
29,829 |
29,639 |
29,797 |
29,825 |
| Pharmacies & drug stores |
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- |
24,680 |
24,606 |
24,601 |
24,563 |
| Gasoline stations |
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43,000 |
42,532 |
42,553 |
42,974 |
42,383 |
| Clothing & clothing accessories
stores |
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22,261 |
22,476 |
22,526 |
22,724 |
22,425 |
| Men's clothing stores |
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- |
762 |
751 |
756 |
740 |
| Women's clothing stores |
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- |
3,405 |
3,396 |
3,432 |
3,425 |
| Shoe stores |
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- |
3,166 |
3,208 |
3,292 |
3,231 |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book &
music |
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6,440 |
6,492 |
6,495 |
6,519 |
6,596 |
| General merchandise stores |
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59,845 |
59,618 |
59,885 |
59,923 |
59,483 |
| Department stores ex. LD |
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11,134 |
11,126 |
11,306 |
11,439 |
11,336 |
| Other general merchandise
stores |
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- |
48,492 |
48,579 |
48,484 |
48,147 |
| Warehouse clubs & superstores |
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- |
41,379 |
41,380 |
41,340 |
40,978 |
| All other gen. merchandise
stores |
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- |
7,113 |
7,199 |
7,144 |
7,169 |
| Miscellaneous store retailers |
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11,418 |
11,482 |
11,605 |
11,249 |
11,262 |
| Nonstore retailers |
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- |
59,817 |
59,515 |
58,947 |
57,890 |
| Electronic shopping & mail-order
houses |
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- |
59,817 |
59,515 |
58,947 |
57,890 |
| Food services & drinking places |
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65,323 |
65,517 |
65,015 |
64,867 |
64,509 |
ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES
( in % Y / Y) |
Oct. 2019
adv. |
Sep. 2019
adv. |
Aug. 2019
adv. |
July 2019
rest. |
June 2019
adv. |
| Retail & food services
total |
2.92 % |
3.46 % |
3.61 % |
3.06 % |
2.99 % |
| Total excl. motor
vehicle & parts |
3.15 % |
3.54 % |
3.5 % |
3.4 % |
3.43 % |
| Retail |
2.26 % |
2.81 % |
3.37 % |
2.8 % |
2.56 % |
| GAFO |
4.22 % |
4.38 % |
4.32 % |
4 % |
4.07 % |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers
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- % |
-1.13 % |
-0.89 % |
-1.26 % |
-0.58 % |
| Auto & other motor veh. dealers
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2 % |
3.13 % |
4.06 % |
1.73 % |
1.27 % |
| Furniture & home furnishings
stores |
-3.12 % |
-3.12 % |
-3.72 % |
-4.36 % |
-4.29 % |
| Electronics & appliance stores
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-1.54 % |
-0.83 % |
-2.36 % |
-1.22 % |
-1.97 % |
| Appl. TV & camera |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
| Computer & software stores
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- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
| Building mat. &
garden eq. & supplies dealers |
-5.75 % |
-3.99 % |
-2.18 % |
-3.28 % |
-4.27 % |
| Building mat. & supplies dealers |
- % |
-2.43 % |
-0.51 % |
-2.29 % |
-2.87 % |
| Food & beverage stores |
4.94 % |
4.69 % |
5.93 % |
5.73 % |
4.96 % |
| Grocery stores |
5.58 % |
5.32 % |
6.42 % |
6.3 % |
5.47 % |
| Beer, wine & liquor stores |
- % |
3.63 % |
5.65 % |
4.2 % |
4.14 % |
| Health & personal care stores |
3.07 % |
2.73 % |
1.02 % |
1.72 % |
1.67 % |
| Pharmacies & drug stores |
- % |
2.02 % |
0.16 % |
1.3 % |
0.9 % |
| Gasoline stations |
-5.37 % |
-3.36 % |
-3.28 % |
-1.58 % |
-1.9 % |
| Clothing & clothing accessories
stores |
-3.93 % |
-2.01 % |
-1.18 % |
-3.67 % |
-2.3 % |
| Men's clothing stores |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
| Women's clothing stores |
- % |
-4.27 % |
-2.1 % |
-0.41 % |
0.56 % |
| Shoe stores |
- % |
4.56 % |
9.45 % |
3.52 % |
3.92 % |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book &
music |
0.64 % |
0.54 % |
-1.75 % |
-1.6 % |
-2.11 % |
| General merchandise stores
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-0.73 % |
-0.76 % |
-0.41 % |
-0.11 % |
0.65 % |
| Department stores ex. LD |
-10.82 %
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-9.82 %
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-9.22 %
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-9.08 %
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-8.71 %
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| Other general merchandise
stores |
- % |
1.58 % |
1.9 % |
2.27 % |
3.15 % |
| Warehouse clubs & superstores |
- % |
1.86 % |
1.81 % |
2.08 % |
2.99 % |
| All other gen. merchandise
stores |
- % |
0 % |
2.4 % |
3.37 % |
4.03 % |
| Miscellaneous store retailers
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2.89 % |
6.62 % |
6.44 % |
5.8 % |
3.47 % |
| Nonstore retailers |
- % |
15.83 % |
17.27 % |
17.25 % |
16.76 % |
| Electronic shopping & mail-order
houses |
- % |
15.83 % |
17.27 % |
17.25 % |
16.76 % |
| Food services & drinking places
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7.81 % |
8.26 % |
5.35 % |
4.98 % |
6.11 % |
ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES
( in % M / M) |
Oct. 2019
adv. |
Sep. 2019
adv. |
Aug. 2019
adv. |
July 2019
rest. |
June 2019
adv. |
| Retail & food services
total |
0.26 % |
-0.33 % |
0.52 % |
0.79 % |
0.46 % |
| Total excl. motor
vehicle & parts |
0.2 % |
-0.12 % |
0.18 % |
0.96 % |
0.46 % |
| Retail |
0.34 % |
-0.48 % |
0.56 % |
0.82 % |
0.4 % |
| GAFO |
0.09 % |
-0.13 % |
0.31 % |
0.91 % |
0.75 % |
| Motor vehicle & parts dealers
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- % |
-0.38 % |
-0.21 % |
0.68 % |
-0.23 % |
| Auto & other motor veh. dealers
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0.53 % |
-1.16 % |
1.88 % |
0.13 % |
0.43 % |
| Furniture & home furnishings
stores |
-0.91 % |
0.88 % |
0.35 % |
0.01 % |
-0.35 % |
| Electronics & appliance stores
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-0.41 % |
-0.57 % |
-0.13 % |
0.87 % |
-0.25 % |
| Appl. TV & camera |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
| Computer & software stores
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| Building mat. &
garden eq. & supplies dealers |
-0.48 % |
-1.75 % |
2.13 % |
1.01 % |
0.51 % |
| Building mat. & supplies dealers |
- % |
-2.07 % |
2.37 % |
0.6 % |
-0.31 % |
| Food & beverage stores |
0.46 % |
-0.69 % |
-0.24 % |
1.39 % |
0.98 % |
| Grocery stores |
0.44 % |
-0.71 % |
-0.26 % |
1.45 % |
0.95 % |
| Beer, wine & liquor stores |
- % |
-0.64 % |
0.42 % |
0.68 % |
1.08 % |
| Health & personal care stores |
0.03 % |
0.64 % |
-0.53 % |
-0.09 % |
-0.42 % |
| Pharmacies & drug stores |
- % |
0.3 % |
0.02 % |
0.15 % |
-0.82 % |
| Gasoline stations |
1.1 % |
-0.05 % |
-0.98 % |
1.39 % |
-1.97 % |
| Clothing & clothing accessories
stores |
-0.96 % |
-0.22 % |
-0.87 % |
1.33 % |
0.21 % |
| Men's clothing stores |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
- % |
| Women's clothing stores |
- % |
0.27 % |
-1.05 % |
0.2 % |
-1.3 % |
| Shoe stores |
- % |
-1.31 % |
-2.55 % |
1.89 % |
1.41 % |
| Sporting goods, hobby, book &
music |
-0.8 % |
-0.05 % |
-0.37 % |
-1.17 % |
1.41 % |
| General merchandise stores
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0.38 % |
-0.45 % |
-0.06 % |
0.74 % |
-0.67 % |
| Department stores ex. LD |
0.07 % |
-1.59 % |
-1.16 % |
0.91 % |
-1.28 % |
| Other general merchandise
stores |
- % |
-0.18 % |
0.2 % |
0.7 % |
-0.53 % |
| Warehouse clubs &
superstores |
- % |
-0 % |
0.1 % |
0.88 % |
-0.51 % |
| All other gen. merchandise
stores |
- % |
-1.19 % |
0.77 % |
-0.35 % |
-0.64 % |
| Miscellaneous store retailers
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-0.56 % |
-1.06 % |
3.16 % |
-0.12 % |
1.2 % |
| Nonstore retailers |
- % |
0.51 % |
0.96 % |
1.83 % |
2.39 % |
| Electronic shopping & mail-order
houses |
- % |
0.51 % |
0.96 % |
1.83 % |
2.39 % |
| Food services & drinking places
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-0.3 % |
0.77 % |
0.23 % |
0.55 % |
0.88 % |
Source: Department of Commerce
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