U.S. Retail & Food Services Sales Report for January, 2008

The Commerce Department this morning released advanced estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Sales for January, 2008:

Predicted: -0.3%
Actual: +0.3%

Minus Auto Sales
Predicted: +0.2%
Actual : +0.3%


The above percentages represent the month-to-month change in total sales receipts for retailers that sell durable & non-durable goods, and retailers that provide food & beverage services.

• Change since last year: +3.9%.
  
  

The "predicted" figure is what economists and Wall Street forecasters were expecting, while the "actual" is the true or real figure.

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