Insight Report 3 minutes PremiumDecember 2018 US Retail Sales: Year-Over-Year Growth Slows to Just 1.0% as Most Sectors Experience a Sluggish December Coresight Research February 18, 2019 Executive SummaryCoresight Research’s monthly reports keep you up to date on US and UK retail sales, US retail traffic and in-store metrics, selected US retailers’ same-store sales and key global consumer indicators. Click here to view our full collection of Monthly Reports. Our monthly US Retail Sales Report reviews the latest sector data published by the US Census Bureau. Highlights from our December US Retail Sales Report: Total retail sales excluding fuel and automobiles increased just 1.0% in December, slowing dramatically from the 5.2% growth reported for November. This dragged down total holiday period sales growth (ex fuel and automobiles) to just 2.9% year over year, below many estimates — including our own. Total seasonally adjusted U.S. retail sales including automobiles and gasoline increased 2.1% on a year-over-year basis in December. This was slower than the 4.0% year-over-year growth we saw in November. All major sectors saw slowing growth in December, with the exception of clothing stores and electronics and appliance retailers. Clothing stores proved particularly robust, with year-over-year growth nudging up to 4.7% in December, from 4.6% in November. Non-store retailers, which include high-growth Internet retailers, saw growth slow to 3.7% in December. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Weekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2023, Week 26: Walgreens Boots Alliance Drives Closures on Both Sides of the AtlanticTech Talk from Shoptalk US and Shoptalk Europe: Five Trending Themes, Emphasis on Generative AIInnovator Profile: Optiversal Uses Generative AI To Create E-Commerce Content That Resonates with a Brand’s AudienceWeinswig’s Weekly: Last-Mile Delivery Enters the Matrix