Reply #10: U.S. March retail sales rise 0.3%, less than expected [View All]

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - U.S. retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in March, boosted by sales of autos and gasoline, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. Excluding the 0.7% gain in auto sales, retail sales advanced just 0.1%, the slowest gain in a year. Sales at the malls were weak. Excluding both autos and the 2.1% increase in gas sales, sales fell 0.1%, the first decline in a year. Economists were expecting stronger sales of about 0.7% for total sales and 0.5% for sales excluding autos. Sales at general merchandise stores fell 0.7%.

8:30am 04/13/05 U.S. MARCH AUTO SALES UP 0.7%

8:30am 04/13/05 U.S. MARCH GASOLINE SALES UP 2.1%

8:30am 04/13/05 U.S. MARCH GEN. MERCHANDISE STORE SALES FALL 0.7%

8:30am 04/13/05 U.S. FEB. RETAIL SALES REVISED UP TO 0.5% VS. 0.4%

8:30am 04/13/05 U.S. MARCH RETAIL SALES EX-AUTOS, EX-GAS DOWN 0.1%

8:30am 04/13/05 U.S. MARCH SALES EX-AUTOS UP 0.1% VS. 0.5% EXPECTED

8:30am 04/13/05 U.S. MARCH RETAIL SALES UP 0.3% VS. 0.7% EXPECTED