On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.4 percent from March to April (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 4.5 percent from April 2016. From the Census Bureau report: Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for April 2017, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price...
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The Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased in November compared to October: The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during November 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of ,122.5 billion, 0.4 percent below the revised October estimate of ,127.0 billion. The November...
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Earlier the Census Bureau reported that overall construction spending decreased in September: The U.S. Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce announced today that construction spending during September 2014 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 0.9 billion, 0.4 percent below the revised August estimate of 5.2 billion.. The September figure is...
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