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*DJ US Nov Retail & Food Sales +1.0%; Consensus +0.2% 12/13/2006 Dow Jones News Services (Copyright © 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.) (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires 12-13-06 0830ET Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. *DJ US Nov Retail & Food Sales Ex-Autos +1.1% (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires 12-13-06 0830ET Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. *DJ Oct Retail & Food Sales Revised To -0.1% From -0.4% (MORE TO FOLLOW) Dow Jones Newswires 12-13-06 0830ET Copyright (c) 2006 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. =DJ DATA SNAP: US Nov Retail Sales Climb Above Expectations ===================================================== US Retail Sales Nov Oct ! Consensus: ! Overall: +1.0% -0.1%r ! +0.2% ! Ex-Autos: +1.1% -0.3%r ! Actual: ! ! +1.0% ! ===================================================== By Jeff Bater Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--Retail sales unexpectedly surged during November as shoppers flocked to the malls and went online for holiday gifts, providing a fourth-quarter boost to the slowing economy. Sales advanced by a seasonally adjusted 1.0%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday. October sales decreased by 0.1%, revised from a previously reported 0.4% decline. Wall Street expected a gain - but not a big one. The median estimate of 25 economists surveyed by Dow Jones Newswires had overall retail sales rising just 0.2% in November. The retail sales report is a window to how Americans part with their money. And consumer spending is a pivotal part of the equation used to figure out how the economy is faring. Spending makes up about 70% of gross domestic product. GDP rose 2.2% in the third quarter, slower than the second-quarter's 2.6% growth. Weighing on the economy are the housing slump and weakness in manufacturing. But auto and parts retail sales increased 0.9% in November, after advancing 1.0% in October. Outside the auto sector, all other retail sales climbed 1.1%. Economists expected a 0.3% increase. Sales excluding autos were 0.3% lower in October. Gas station sales increased 2.3% last month after falling by 5.3% in October. Stripping away sales at gas stations, demand at all other retailers was up 0.9% in November. Excluding both autos and gasoline, all other retail sales increased 0.9% in November. Sales rose 0.9% at health and personal care stores; 0.7% at restaurants and bars; 0.9% at food and beverage stores; 4.6% at electronics and appliance stores; 1.8% at building material and garden stores; 0.4% at general merchandise stores; 1.3% at mail order and Internet retailers; and 0.8% at sporting goods, hobby and book stores. Sales fell 0.1% at furniture stores and were flat at clothing stores. |
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