US retail sales rose 0.3% mom to USD 658.1B in February, below expectation of 0.6% mom. Ex-auto sales rose 0.2% mom, below expectation of 0.9% mom. Ex-gasoline sales dropped -0.2% mom. Ex-auto, ex-gasoline sales dropped -0.4% mom.
Total sales for December 2021 through February 2022 period were up 16.0% from the same period a year ago.
