US retail sales rose 0.1% mom to USD 710.7B in August, above expectation of -0.1% mom. Ex-auto sales rose 0.1% mom to USD 576.4B, below expectation of 0.2% mom. Ex-gasoline sales rose 0.1% mom to USD 658.8B. Ex-auto, gasoline sales rose 0.2% mom to USD 524.5B.
Total sales for the June through August period were up 2.3% from the same period a year
ago.
Full US retail sales release here.
