U.S. Retail And Food Services Sales Report for January 2018

The Commerce Department this morning released advanced estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Sales for January 2018:

Predicted: +0.3%
Actual: -0.3%

The yellow-highlighted percentage represents the month-to-month change in total sales receipts for retailers that sell durable and non-durable goods, and retailers that provide food and beverage services.

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-- Previous Month (revised): 0.0%

-- Estimated Retail Sales During January: $492,000,000,000

-- Change from 12 Months Previous: +3.6%

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

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