by Calculated Risk on 12/14/2016 08:36:00 AM

On a monthly basis, retail sales increased 0.1 percent from October to November (seasonally adjusted), and sales were up 3.8 percent from November 2015.

From the Census Bureau report:

The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $465.5 billion, an increase of 0.1 percent from the previous month, and 3.8 percent above November 2015. ... The September 2016 to October 2016 percent change was revised from up 0.8 percent to up 0.6 percent.

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This graph shows retail sales since 1992. This is monthly retail sales and food service, seasonally adjusted (total and ex-gasoline).

Retail sales ex-gasoline were up 0.1% in November.

The second graph shows the year-over-year change in retail sales and food service (ex-gasoline) since 1993.

Retail and Food service sales ex-gasoline increased by 3.8% on a YoY basis.

The increase in November was below expectations and October sales were revised down, however September sales were revised up.