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U.S. retail sales rise 0.8% in September
U.S. retail sales rose 0.8% in September. The dollar estimates are not adjusted for price changes.
By NewsCubby Editorial Desk · Published
U.S. retail and food-service sales increased 0.8% in September to an estimated $745.0 billion, the Census Bureau reported Thursday. Sales were 6.3% higher than a year earlier. August’s monthly increase was revised to 1.3% from 1.1%. The estimates account for seasonal and calendar effects but are not adjusted for price changes. That means higher dollar sales cannot be read as the same increase in the quantity of goods purchased.
Photograph: Deans Charbal / Deansfa. Walmart store in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania; archival illustration, not current prices or today’s shoppers. EXIF orientation applied, cropped and branded. Image adaptation offered under CC BY-SA 4.0.