Advance April retail sales estimates slightly up, says USCB
25 May '05
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the advance estimates of us retail and food services sales for april, were $344.9 billion, an increase of 1.4 percent (±0.7%) from the previous month and up 8.6 percent (±0.8%) from april 2004, announced the us census bureau recently.
these figures uscb said were adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes.
total sales for the february through april 2005 period were up 7.5 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. the february to march 2005 percent change was revised from +0.3 percent (±0.7%)* to +0.4 percent (±0.3%).
retail trade sales were up 1.4 percent (±0.7%) from march and were 8.7 percent (±1.0%) above last year. gasoline station sales were up 19.8 percent (±3.1%) from april 2004 and sales of nonstore retailers were up 12.4 percent (±3.5%) from last year.
the clothing & clothing accessories stores sales for april stood at $16,722 million as against $ 16,265 million for march this year.
furniture & home furnishings stores sales were recorded at $8,846 million as compared to $8,841 million in march, 2005.
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