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

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

Predicted: +0.1%
Actual: -1.244% (-$6,374,000,000)

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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-- Estimated Retail Sales During December 2018: $505,826,000,000

• Change from 12 months previous: +2.274% (+$11,248,000,000)

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