US retail sales for October 1.7% versus 1.2% estimate

US retail sales for October 2021

• prior report
  
• Retail sales 1.7% versus 1.2% estimate. Prior month 0.8% revised from 0.7%
  
• Retail sales ex auto 1.7% versus 1.0% estimate.  Prior month revised to 0.7% from 0.8%
  
• Retail sales control group 1.6% versus 0.9%. 
• Prior month control group 0.8% revised to 0.5%
  
• Retail sales ex auto and gas 1.4% versus 0.5% last month (revised from 0.7%)
  
• Full Report (PDF)

Further details:

• furniture 0.4% vs -1.1% last month.
  
• Electronics and appliances 3.8% vs -0.2% last month.
  
• Building materials 2.8% vs 0.2% last month.
  
• Food and beverage stores 0.9% vs 0.2% last month.
  
• Health and personal care stores -0.6% vs -1.0% last month.
  
• Sporting goods and hobbies 1.5% vs 4.5% last month.
  
• Gen. merchandise 0.8% vs 2.0% last month.
  
• Non-store (online) 4.0% vs -0.8% last month.
  
• Food services and drinking places 0.0% vs 0.4% last month.
  

The gain was the third month in a row. A solid report for retail sales. 

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November 17, 2021 at 01:30AM
Greg Michalowski
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