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US Retail Sales decreased by 0.2%

Friday, Apr 14 2017
US Retail Sales decreased by 0.2%

Sales at U.S. retailers declined in March for a second month, hurt by fewer purchases of automobiles, Commerce Department data showed Friday. Value of purchases fell 0.2 percent (in line with median forecast) after February sales were revised to a 0.3 percent decrease (previously reported as a 0.1 percent gain).

Retail control-group sales, which are used to calculate GDP and exclude the categories of food services, auto dealers, building materials outlets and gasoline stations, rose 0.5 percent after falling 0.2 percent. Over the last three months, retail control-group sales increased an annualized 4.1 percent, compared with 3.8 percent at the end of last year.

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