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

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

Predicted: +0.4%
Actual: +0.6%

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): -0.1%

-- Estimated Retail Sales During March: $494,600,000,000

-- Change from 12 Months Previous: +4.5%

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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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