The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November, adjusted for
seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $378.7 billion, an increase of 0.8% (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 7.7% (±0.7%) above November 2009.
Total sales for the September through November 2010 period were up 7.8% (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The September to October 2010 percent change was revised from +1.2% (±0.5%) to +1.7% (±0.2%).
Retail trade sales were up 0.9% (±0.5%) from October 2010, and 8.1% (±0.7%) above last year. Nonstore retailers sales were up 14.2% (±3.1%) from November 2009 and auto and other motor vehicle dealers sales were up 12.8 percent (±2.5%) from last year.
Adjusting for seasonal variation and for holiday and trading day differences, but not for price changes, sales for Sporting Goods, Hobbie, Book & Music stores improved 12.3% to $7.63 billion from $6.70 billion a year ago.
