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April Import and Export Prices Bring Bull-Bear Tug of War

Posted: May 14, 2013 at 9:15 am

Import and export prices were tame in the month of April. The Labor Department's reading of import and export prices showed that import prices rose by 0.5%, right in line ...
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J.P. Morgan Now Projects Stronger Q2 GDP

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 11:05 am

This morning's report from the Commerce Department on retail sales in April was strong enough that we expected it to underpin a stronger climate for gross domestic product in the ...
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April Retail Sales Much Better Than Expected; Could GDP Be Better?

Posted: May 13, 2013 at 9:00 am

Retail sales rose more than expected in the month of April. The Commerce Department reported that overall sales rose by 0.1%, and ex-autos they fell by 0.1%. Bloomberg was calling ...
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Jefferies Best Specialty Retailer Stocks to Buy

Posted: May 9, 2013 at 8:15 am

Consumer purchasing comprises almost 70% of the gross domestic product calculation. With a rising stock market and home values increasing, consumers are feeling better in 2013 than they have felt in ...
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Costco, Other Chain Stores Report Retail Sales for April Tomorrow

Posted: May 8, 2013 at 1:24 pm

Same-store retail sales from many of the country’s largest chains are scheduled to hit the tape tomorrow. Sales in February and March rose just 2% and 1.4%, respectively, so the ...
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Looking Ahead to March Retail Sales Reports

Posted: April 8, 2013 at 1:10 pm

Many retailers will be reporting March same-store sales later this week, and the outlook is not pretty. According to research firm Retail Metrics, same-store sales will rise just 1.6% year-over-year ...
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February Retail Sales Softer Than Expected

Posted: March 7, 2013 at 10:25 am

Retailers are announcing February same-store sales figures today. Research firm Retail Metrics projected an overall gain of 2.5% year-over-year, compared with a 5.1% gain in January and a 4.2% gain ...
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Retail Sales Growth Choppy So Far This Year

Posted: January 23, 2013 at 12:51 pm

For the third consecutive week since the beginning of the year, the ICSC-Goldman Sachs index of retail sales is down. For the week ending January 19th, sales fell 1.5% from ...
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Very Mixed Bag on Economic Data: Inflation, Retail Sales and Empire Manufacturing

Posted: January 15, 2013 at 8:59 am

A slew of economic data was released this morning. We got a look at retail sales, wholesale inflation via producer prices, and also the Empire Manufacturing reading. Some data is ...
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Top Consumer Stock Picks and Pans from Jefferies (JEF, FIVE, PIR, ANFI, CMG, HAIN, DECK)

Posted: January 15, 2013 at 8:35 am

With ICR XChange, one of the world's largest consumer symposiums, coming up this week in Miami, we thought it would be a good time to take a look at consumer stocks. ...
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More on Retail Sales

Posted: January 3, 2013 at 12:38 pm

While early reports on December same-store sales were mixed, the final tally showed a solid gain, with 53% of retailers reporting same-store sales beating estimates and just 47% falling short. ...
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Consumers Are Spending, but Not Enough

Posted: August 30, 2012 at 9:46 am

Consumers boosted their spending in July by a seasonally adjusted 0.4%, according to the latest Commerce Department data. That was the biggest gain in five months, as aftertax incomes continued ...
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Retail Sales Outpacing All Expectations in July

Posted: August 14, 2012 at 8:48 am

Retail Sales for the month of July are now out after a much softer than expected report in June. We have already seen some of the same-store sales data with ...
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Tepid Expectations From June Retail Sales

Posted: June 26, 2012 at 9:05 am

We have seen two retail figures showing a very tepid June for same-store sales.  The Redbook was released for the first 4-weeks of June that was up 0.4% from May ...
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Select Winners & Losers Expected in May Retail Sales Data

Posted: May 29, 2012 at 10:03 am

Retail Metrics is out with its forecasts showing that it still expects that the May 2012 Same Store Sales Index will come in with a gain of 1.7% for the ...
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