US retail sales grew 0.6% mom to USD 700.7B in February, above expectation of 0.5% mom. Ex-auto sales rose 0.3% mom to USD 566.8B, below expecetation of 0.4% mom. Ex-gasoline sales rose 0.6% mom to USD 647.7B. Ex-auto & gasoline sales rose 0.3% mom to USD 513.7B.
In the three months to February, sales were up 2.1% from the same period a year ago.
