Estados Unidos Venta Al Por Menor (Mensual)

Retail sales in the US rose 0.7% month-over-month in March 2024, following an upwardly revised 0.9% gain in February and much higher than forecasts of 0.3%, suggesting consumer spending remains robust. Eight out of 13 categories posted increases. Major increases were seen in sales at nonstore retailers (2.7%), gasoline stations (2.1%), miscellaneous store retailers (2.1%), and building materials and garden equipment (0.7%). Gains were also recorded at food and beverages stores (0.5%), health and personal care stores (0.4%) and food services and drinking places (0.4%). On the other hand, sales were down for sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument, & book stores (-1.8%), clothing (-1.6%), electronics and appliances (-1.2%), general merchandise stores (-1.1%), autos (-0.9%) and furniture (-0.3%). Excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, the so-called core retail sales which are used to calculate GDP, jumped 1.1%.