March 2019 US Retail Sales: Growth Seen in Most Sectors with Major Uplift in Home Improvement

Executive Summary

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Our monthly US Retail Sales Report reviews the latest sector data published by the US Census Bureau.

Highlights from our March US Retail Sales Report:

• Total retail sales excluding gasoline and automobiles increased 0.7% year over year in March, a substantial slowdown from the revised 2.5% year-over-year increase in February.
• Seasonally adjusted, only three sectors saw a sales decline year over year in March. The home-improvement sector grew 3.3% year over year in March, up from 1.1% growth in February.
• In March, non-store retailers saw sales rise 11.6% year over year, higher than the 10.9% reported in February.