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Retail Sales

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The dollar value of expenditure by US consumers over a defined time period (usually monthly) in retail or food establishments. The report is compiled monthly by the US Census Bureau using sample data and documents the nominal dollar value of sales according to retail segments including gasoline stations, furniture and home furnishing stores, auto dealers and motor vehicle parts retailers, food, restaurants and clothing stores. The report also measures the monthly and year-on-year percentage changes per category and is used to depict the health of the economy and of the consumer.

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