- Prior 0.2%
- Ex autos 0.4% vs 0.4%exp. Prior 0.1%.
- Ex autos/gas 0.4% vs 0.1% prior
- Ex autos/gas/building supplies 0.5% vs 0.4% exp. Prior 0.2%
A mixed bag with the headline down but some positives when stripping out autos.
The headline fall is from damage in the auto sector with vehicles and parts falling to -2.2% from +0.7% in August and “other’s autos” -2.4% from +0.8%
Food and beverages +0.9% from -0.1%, Grocery stores +1.0% from-0.2% among the big risers. Department stores -0.9% from Augusts +0.3%. Other stores -1.2% from +2.8% prior
US retail sales 29 10 2013
All in all it’s another in a line of retail figures that are showing that the US consumer is either skint or sitting on his money.