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U.S. Retail Sales MoM

Latest Release

Oct 15, 2018

Actual

0.1%

Forecast

0.7%

0.1%

Retail Sales gauges the change in the aggregate value of sales at the retail level across the country. It is an important indicator of consumer spending accounting for the majority of overall economic activity.

A reading that is stronger than forecast is generally supportive (bullish) for the USD, while a weaker than forecast reading is generally negative (bearish) for the USD.

Importance:

Country:

Currency: USD

Source: Census Bureau

Release Date	Time	Actual	Forecast	Previous
Oct 15, 2018 (Sep)	18:00	0.1%	0.7%	0.1%
Sep 14, 2018 (Aug)	18:00	0.1%	0.4%	0.7%
Aug 15, 2018 (Jul)	18:00	0.5%	0.2%	0.2%
Jul 16, 2018 (Jun)	18:00	0.5%	0.5%	1.3%
Jun 14, 2018 (May)	18:00	0.8%	0.4%	0.4%
May 15, 2018 (Apr)	18:00	0.3%	0.4%	0.8%

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Analysis

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+0.105 +0.14%

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Indicators:

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84.9370

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Summary

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1.3173

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RBI	6.50%	Dec 05, 2018
BOE	0.75%	Nov 01, 2018
ECB	0.00%	Oct 25, 2018
FED	2.25%	Nov 08, 2018
SNB	-0.75%	Dec 13, 2018
RBA	1.50%	Nov 06, 2018
BOC	1.50%	Oct 24, 2018
BOJ	-0.10%	Oct 31, 2018
CBR	7.50%	Oct 26, 2018
PBOC	4.35%
BCB	6.50%	Oct 31, 2018