Retail Sales Down; Trade Gap Larger
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U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the U.S. gap with its international trade partners widened  to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government  reports released on Tuesday showed.
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Investor's Business Daily - Market News' retail trade index bounced 3.7 points to a still-weak 41.5 in the Oct. 27 week. Readings below 50 signal more chains are reporting slowing conditions. Same-store year-on-year sales growth is very weak at 0.7%, with total sales growth at 4.1%. Income is also weak, with 43% of the sample reporting declines vs. 40% reporting gains. Retailers blamed housing woes.
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BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Sales at US retailers may have fallen in November as consumers took a break after spending at the fastest pace in almost three years, economists said in advance of yesterday&#39;s Commerce Department report.
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The U.S. trade deficit narrowed in December as oil import prices had the biggest decline in nearly 14 years, while first-time claims for jobless benefits fell to the lowest level in more than 4 years.
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The dollar softened as traders looked past better-than-expected US retail sales and focused on the likelihood that Tuesday's trade figures will show a record deficit.
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Gap Inc. GPS.N said on Thursday its   sales at stores open at least a year fell 7 percent, below   analyst forecasts, in August as results at its Gap and Old Navy   clothing chains continued to suffer.
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The dollar lost ground against the euro and yen after data showing slower growth of US retail sales, a major driver of the economy.
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U.S. chain store retail sales fell for  the second week in a row, with customers mostly just window  shopping, a report said on Tuesday.
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he United States economy grew more slowly in the second quarter than previously stated, as it struggled under an increasing trade deficit and a slowdown in consumer spending, the Commerce Department said in a report today.
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Stocks opened lower on Monday as investors worried that rising inflation and signs of holiday retail weakness darkened the outlook for the economy.
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The U.S. trade deficit declined during the third quarter to the lowest level in two years, raising hopes that the country's trade troubles could be easing.
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U.S. chain store sales fell in the latest week mostly because the imperfect nature of adjusting for seasonality more so than consumers lack of shopping, a report said on Tuesday.
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Sales at U.S. retailers fell 0.4  percent in December and were less vigorous in November than  previously thought, according to a government report on Tuesday  that implied costlier energy and slumping housing prices were  taking a toll on consumers.
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The dollar took a nose-dive on  Wednesday after a much wider-than-expected November U.S. trade  deficit fueled a sell-off in the currency.
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Stocks edged lower at the open on Friday, after data showing a drop in retail sales and a gain in import prices in June revived worries about economic growth and inflation.
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U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the most comprehensive gauge of the U.S. international  trade gap widened to a record in the second quarter, government  reports on Tuesday showed.
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The dollar fell across the board on  Wednesday after a much wider-than-expected November U.S. trade  deficit fueled a sell-off in the currency.