Released on 5/12/2011 8:30:00 AM For Apr, 2011
Prior Consensus Consensus Range Actual
Retail Sales – M/M change 0.4 % 0.6 % 0.2 % to 1.2 % 0.5 %
Retail Sales less autos – M/M change 0.8 % 0.6 % 0.2 % to 1.5 % 0.6 %

Retail sales in April gained 0.5 percent, following a revised 0.9 percent increase in March.    March was revised upward significantly from the original 0.4 percent rise. Excluding autos, sales grew 0.6 percent, following a 1.2 percent increase in March. The market estimate was for a 0.6 percent boost while the first estimate for ex autos was only 0.8 percent. Sales excluding autos and gasoline in April posted a modest 0.2 percent gain.

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