U.S. Retail & Food Services Sales Report for August 2015

The Commerce Department this morning released advanced estimates of U.S. Retail and Food Services Sales for August 2015:

Predicted: +0.3%
Actual: +0.2%


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 August: $447,700,000,000

• Change from 1 Year Ago: +2.2%

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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