US retail sales rose 0.7% mom to USD 704.9B in September, above expectation of 0.3% mom. Ex-auto sales rose 0.6% mom to USD 469.7B, above expectation of 0.2% mom. Ex-gasoline sales rose 0.7% mom to USD 648.2B. Ex-auto, gasoline sales rose 0.7% mom to USD 513.0B.
Total sales for July through September period were up 3.1% from the same period a year ago.
