Here is a quick look at retail sales for United States.

1. RETAIL SALES – UNITED
STATES – AUGUST 2017
BY: PAUL YOUNG, CPA, CGA
DATE: SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

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4. USA RETAIL
SALES %
CHANGE
• BMO Economics

5. US RETAIL
SALES
SUMMARY
Source -
https://www.ce
nsus.gov/retail
/marts/www/m
arts_current.pdf

6. • Source -
https://www.census.gov/ret
ail/marts/www/marts_curre
nt.pdf

7. • http://www.industryweek.c
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Highlights of Retail Sales
• Overall sales fell 0.2% (est. 0.1% gain) after a 0.3%
increase (prev. 0.6% gain); June sales dropped 0.1%
(prev. 0.3% rise).
• Purchases at auto dealers dropped 1.6% after no change
• Retail-control group sales, which are used to calculate
GDP and exclude the categories of food services, auto
dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations,
decreased 0.2% following a 0.6% advance.
• Five of 13 major retail categories showed a decline in
August sales.
Key Takeaways
The latest results make it more likely that consumption,
the biggest part of the economy, will be hard-pressed to
match the 3.3% growth pace of the prior quarter.