After adjusting for seasonal variance, holiday and trading-day differences, and price changes, the advance estimates for November retail and food services sales in the United States came to $724.6 billion.
This represented a 0.7% increase (±0.5%) compared to the previous month and a 3.8% rise (±0.5%) from November 2023. Sales from September through November 2024 were up 2.9% (±0.5%) compared to the same period in the previous year. The change from September to October 2024 was revised upward from 0.4% (±0.5%) to 0.5% (±0.1%). Retail trade sales increased by 0.9% (±0.5%) from October 2024 and were up 4.1% (±0.5%) from the previous year. Sales of motor vehicles and parts dealers rose by 6.5% (±1.8%) compared to last year, while nonstore retailers saw a significant 9.8% increase (±1.4%) from November 2023.
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