US retail sales rose 0.4% mom to USD 714.4B in September, above expectation of 0.3% mom. Ex-auto sales jumped 0.5% mom to 580.5B, well above expectation of 0.1% mom. Ex-gasoline sales rose 0.6% mom to 633.2B. Ex-auto, gasoline sales rose 0.7% mom to 529.5B.
Total sales for the July through September period were up 2.3% over the sale period a year ago.
