Retail sales rose 0.4% last month, the government reports. That’s below what many economists were forecasting, but predictions aside there’s nothing particularly troubling with the latest numbers. Indeed, the revival in January’s retail sales growth after December’s sluggish pace is welcome news.
Daily Archives: February 14, 2012
The Forecast File: US Retail Sales For January
Retail Sales in U.S. Probably Rose by the Most in Four Months
Bloomberg | Feb 14
Sales at U.S. retailers probably rose in January by the most in four months, led by growing demand for autos, economists said before a report today. The projected 0.8 percent increase would follow a 0.1 percent December advance, according to the median forecast of 82 economists surveyed by Bloomberg News.