This document provides a summary of United States retail sales figures for April 2017 written by Paul Young, a CPA and expert in various financial fields. It outlines Paul Young's background and credentials, then lists agenda items to discuss retail sales summaries and key sectors. Links are provided to Census sources for retail sales summaries and breakdowns by sector. [/SUMMARY]

1. RETAIL SALES – UNITED
STATES – APRIL 2017
PAUL YOUNG CPA, CGA
MAY 12, 2017

2. PAUL YOUNG - BIO
• CPA, CGA
• Financial Solutions
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Supply Chain Management
Contact information:
Paul_Young_CGA@Hotmail.com

3. AGENDA
• Retail Sales / Summary
• Retail Sales / Key Sectors

4. KEY HEADLINES / USA RETAIL SALES

5. SUMMARY / BMO – USA RETAIL SALES
• Source – BMO Economics

6. RETAIL SALES / SUMMARY
Source - https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/www/marts_current.pdf

7. RETAIL SALES / KEY SECTORS
Source - https://www.census.gov/retail/marts/www/marts_current.pdf

8. USA RETAIL SALES / SUMMARY
• Retail sales are 2/3 of GDP. The retail sales are averaging 1.3% growth which means GDP maybe slowing
down in the USA
• Trump was not able to get major reforms pass as part of Trump’s economic plan
• eCommerce continues to put pressure on brick and mortar stores.