Rise in holiday retail sales in the US


December 16, 2018 | By RetailME Bureau

November retail sales in the US were up 0.7% seasonally adjusted from October and increased 5% unadjusted year-over-year, indicates the National Retail Federation’s (NRF). The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants.

NRF’s forecast predicts that holiday retail sales during November and December will increase between 4.3 and 4.8% over the same period in 2017 for a total between $717.45 billion and $720.89 billion.

The NRF numbers are based on data from the US Census Bureau, which declared that overall November sales – including automobiles, gasoline and restaurants – were up 0.2% seasonally adjusted from October and up 4.2% unadjusted year-over-year.

“Consumers have the capacity and confidence to spend this holiday season,” says NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz, citing the influence of stronger employment, improved wages, tax cuts and increased net worth. “This is a good start to the holiday season and consistent with our outlook. Consumer spending remains solid and clearly provides evidence that the economy is healthy as we head into 2019.”

As of November, the three-month moving average was up 4.3% over the same period a year ago. The November results build on improvement seen in October, which was up the same 0.7% monthly and 5.6% year-over-year.

Online and other non-store sales were up 12.1% year-over-year and up 2.3% month-over-month seasonally adjusted. Electronics and appliance stores were up 5% year-over-year and up 1.4% month-over-month seasonally adjusted. General merchandise stores were up 4.2% year-over-year and up 0.4% month-over-month seasonally adjusted. Clothing and clothing accessory stores were up 4.1% year-over-year but down 0.2% month-over-month seasonally adjusted. Health and personal care stores were up 3.6% year-over-year and up 0.9% month-over-month seasonally adjusted. Grocery and beverage stores were up 3.3% year-over-year and up 0.4% month-over-month seasonally adjusted. Furniture and home furnishings stores were up 2.9% year-over-year and up 1.2% month-over-month seasonally adjusted.

Sporting goods stores, however, were down 7.8% year-over-year, although up 0.4% month-over-month seasonally adjusted.

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