The advance monthly retail sales report published by the U.S. Census Bureau today showed that retail and food services sales for April 2019 declined by 0.2% to $513.4 billion.
The US Dollar Index, which rose to a daily high of 97.67 in the last hour, retreated slightly from highs amid the disappointing data and was last up 0.09% on the day at 97.60.
Key takeaways from the press release
- Total sales for the February 2019 through April 2019 period were up 3.0% from the same period a year ago.
- The February 2019 to March 2019% change was revised from up 1.6% to up 1.7% percent.
- Retail trade sales were down 0.2% from March 2019, but 2.8% above last year.
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