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Retail Sales Returns
bespokeinvest.typepad.com - 11/14/2008
Retail Sales Returns
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Retail sales for October were released this morning and as expected they weren't pretty. In fact, they were as bad as they have ever been. The chart below compares year over year retail sales adjusted for inflation and compares it to the S&P; 500 Consumer Discretionary sector. October's 8.6% ...
Retail Sales Collapse in October
calculatedrisk.blogspot.com - 11/14/2008
Retail Sales Collapse in October
— calculatedrisk.blogspot.com — The Census Bureau reports that retail sales collapsed in October: The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that... advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for October, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day ... (more) Retail Sales Collapse in October
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ft.com - 11/11/2008
FT.com / UK / Society - Plunge in UK retail sales and home deals
— ft.com — High street sales suffered their sharpest annual fall in nearly four years in October and home purchases... fell to a record low, two authoritative reports will show on Tuesday, in a further sign of the UK economy’s deepening woes. The surveys, from the ... (more) FT.com / UK / Society - Plunge in UK retail sales and ...

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bloomberg.com - 11/14/2008
U.S. Retail Sales Drop in October by Most on Record (Update2)
— bloomberg.com — Nov. 14 (Bloomberg) -- Retail sales in the U.S. dropped in October by the most on record,... pushing the economy toward the worst slump in decades. The 2.8 percent decrease was the fourth consecutive drop and the biggest since records began in 1992, the ... (more) U.S. Retail Sales Drop in October by Most on Record ...

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