U.S. Retail & Food Services Sales Report for October 2012

The Commerce Department this morning released advanced estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Sales for October 2012:

Predicted: -0.1%
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.

Estimated Retail Sales for October : $411,600,000

• Change from 1 Year previous: +3.8%

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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