The U.S. February retail sales report was better than expected, although downward revisions to January sales totals poured cold water on the result. February retail sales printed +0.3% (as opposed to the drop that was expected), and ex-auto sales were an even stronger +0.8%. Sales ex autos and ga...

Sales at U.S. retailers unexpectedly climbed in February as Americans braved blizzards to get to the malls, signaling consumers will contribute more to economic growth. Purchases increased 0.3 percent last month, Commerce Department figures showed today in Washington. Figures for the prior two m...

Led by a big gain in electronics, U.S. retail sales increased 0.3% to a seasonally adjusted $355.5 billion in February, despite three major snow storms in the East, the Commerce Department estimated Friday. Sales have risen in four of the past five months, and were up 3.9% compared with a year e...

Led by a big gain in electronics, U.S. retail sales increased a seasonally adjusted 0.3% in February, despite three major snow storms in the East, the Commerce Department estimated Friday. Sales have risen in four of the past five months, and were up 3.9% compared with a year earlier. Most...

Vehicle and fuel sales led a 0.8% ($42 million) rise in retail sales in January, Statistics New Zealand announced this morning. The result follows an unexpectedly bad result for December, when total sales fell 0.4%. The average expectation from market economists for the latest result was for a ri...

Vehicle and fuel sales led a 0.8% ($42 million) rise in retail sales in January, Statistics New Zealand announced this morning. The result follows an unexpectedly bad result for December, when total sales fell 0.4%. The average expectation from market economists for the latest result was for a ri...

The March 8 week promises to be a sleepy one, with little economic data of note and Fed policymakers starting to observe the traditional press blackout period prior to the March 16 FOMC meeting. The only economic release of any particular importance to markets will be the data for retail and foo...

Eurozone retail sales fell as much as expected in January, but from a higher level in December than initially estimated, Eurostat said Wednesday. The 0.3% monthly downturn left seasonally adjusted sales volumes 1.3% below the previous-year level and 0.2% below the 4Q average, which had dipped 0....

Australian retail sales rose more than expected in January, but building approvals unexpectedly fell, as the latest data offered a mixed picture of the economy's strength. Government spending, though, rose. Retail trade at current prices rose 1.2 per cent in January to a seasonally adjusted recor...

Australian retail sales rose in January, rebounding from the biggest decline in 10 months and adding to signs of an economic recovery that may prompt the central bank to boost borrowing costs today. Sales advanced 1.2 percent from December, when they fell a revised 0.9 percent, the Bureau of Sta...