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

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

Predicted: +0.2%
Actual: +0.5%


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 November : $415,700,000,000

• Change from 1 Year previous: +4.7%

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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