US retail sales down 0.3 percent in August
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Lower car sales in August resulted in a 0.3 per cent dip in overall retail sales in the United States during the month following a rise of 0.8 percent in July, the US Commerce Department reported on Tuesday.
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Retail sales were generally lackluster in August. Some outfits blamed Hurricane Charlie. Others pointed the finger at gas prices or the late start to the back-to-school shopping season.
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Retail sales posted a modest gain in August, helped by the biggest jump in auto sales in more than a year. But there are concerns that spending could falter as the steep slump in housing and financial market turbulence weigh on consumer confidence.
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US retail sales fall in January, dragged lower by a heavy fall in car sales, the Commerce Department reports.
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Consumer prices rose only 0.2 percent in August, pushing annual inflation to 3.8 percent, the lowest since April.
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US retail sales dipped in August and the most comprehensive gauge of the US international trade gap widened to a record in the second quarter, government reports released on Tuesday showed.
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Retail sales were weaker than expected in August; confidence wanes.
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Shoppers turned tightfisted in August, dropping sales at the nation's retailers by 0.3 percent, providing fresh evidence of an erratic pace of consumer spending in recent months.
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Consumer Prices Index inflation, the Governmentâs target measure, fell to 1.3 per cent in August, down from 1.4 per cent in July.
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WASHINGTON : A closely watched index of future economic activity fell 0.3 percent in August, the third consecutive monthly decline, the Conference Board said on Thursday.
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Sales at U.S. retail stores  unexpectedly shrank 0.1 percent in June, the first decline  since February, pulled down by weaker sales of cars and  building material, government data showed on Friday.
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According to official data from National Statistics, retail sales rose 0.6 pct in August from July for a 6.5 pct annual increase. The figures were well above expectations of a 0.2 pct decline and a 5.8 pct gain respectively.
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US retail sales dipped in August and the US 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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U.S. tourism sales declined in the third quarter, the first slowdown in four years, on the back of new security restrictions for air travel announced in August, the Commerce Department said on Thursday.
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By Emily Kaiser CHICAGO  - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  lowered its August sales forecast on Monday because of disappointing back-to-school demand, casting doubt on the strength of U.S. consumer spending in a key shopping season.
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A surprise drop in US wholesale prices in August showed inflation apparently in check, but analysts said this was good and bad news for the US economy.
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CHICAGO (CBS.MW) - Retail stocks fell Monday after Wal-Mart cut its August sales forecast, casting a pall over expectations for consumer spending during the back-to-school season.