24 August. 2016 Chainstore Sales Still Pitifully Weak, Despite the Dip in the Dollar
24th Aug 2016 06:04U.S., Economic Monitor
We are a bit troubled by the persistent weakness of the Redbook chain store sales numbers. We aren't ready to sound an alarm, but we are puzzled at the recent declines in the rate of growth of same-store sales to new post-crash lows. On the face of it, the recent performance of the Redbook, shown in our first chart, is terrible. Sales rose only 0.5% in the year to July, during which time we estimate nominal personal incomes rose nearly 3%.
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