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US Retail Sales rise by 1.4% in March vs. 1.3% expected
Wednesday, 16 April 2025 19:38 WIB | ECONOMY |ECONOMIC

Retail Sales in the United States (US) rose by 1.4% in March to $734.9 billion, the US Census Bureau announced on Wednesday. This reading followed the 0.2% increase recorded in February and came in slightly better than the market expectation for an increase 1.3%. On a yearly basis, Retail Sales were up 4.6%.

"Total sales for the January 2025 through March 2025 period were up 4.1% from the same period," the press release read. "Retail trade sales were up 1.4% from February 2025, and up 4.6% from last year."

Source: FXStreet

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