Retail sales January delayed report: December: 0.0%, January: Minus 0.2%, THESE ARE NOT ADJUSTED FOR INFLATION, 3/6/26

[progree]

seasonally adjusted, BUT NOT INFLATION ADJUSTED
So after adjusting for inflation, people bought a lot less stuff

CPI inflation month-over-month:
December: +0.3%, January: +0.2% -- https://data.bls.gov/timeseries/CUSR0000SA0

So, December was about 0.0 - 0.3 = 0.3% less stuff
and January was about -0.2 - 0.2 = 0.4% less stuff

Yes, it got skipped somehow - no posts here or in LBN about it.

Retail sales sagged in January, Wall St. Journal 3/6/26
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/retail-sales-sagged-in-january/ar-AA1XF2Mp

From the Source: https://www.census.gov/retail/index.html -- > https://www.census.gov/retail/sales.html :
. . . Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services (MARTSMPCSM44X72USN), Not Seasonally Adjusted:
. . . . . . https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MARTSMPCSM44X72USN
. . . Advance Retail Sales: Retail Trade and Food Services (MARTSMPCSM44X72USS), Seasonally Adjusted:
. . . . . . https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MARTSMPCSM44X72USS

More economic reports as usual at https://www.democraticunderground.com/111699775

[bucolic_frolic]

1. Depression era Austerity has begun

Debt, inflation, war, austerity, job losses from AI .... this economy won't bottom until about 2030

[progree]

2. But they are still maintaining the chocolate rations somewhat, aren't they? 😂

SNAP Recipients Fight Back In Junk Food Crackdown
https://www.democraticunderground.com/10143631287

'I took two bites and had to spit it out': candy makers are phasing out real cocoa in chocolate https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221091258