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Apr162012
ADVANCE MONTHLY SALES FOR RETAIL AND FOOD SERVICES MARCH 2012
Monday, April 16, 2012 at 9:19AM The U.S. Census Bureau announced that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for March, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $411.1 billion, an increase of 0.8 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month and 6.5 percent (±0.7%) above March 2011. Total sales for the January through March 2012 period were up 6.4 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The January to February 2012 percent change was revised from 1.1 percent (±0.5) to 1.0 percent (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.8 percent (±0.5%) from February 2012 and 6.5 percent (±0.7%) above last year. Building material and garden equipment and supplies dealers sales were up 14.1 percent (±2.6%) from March 2011 and nonstore retailers were up 9.3 percent (±3.0%) from last year.
Source: census.gov
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