{"id":616985,"date":"2024-04-16T04:55:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/march-retail-sales-blew-past-expectations\/"},"modified":"2024-04-16T04:55:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T01:55:27","slug":"march-retail-sales-blew-past-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/march-retail-sales-blew-past-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"#March retail sales blew past expectations\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/01\/AP22221510472843-e1706615499364.jpg?w=900\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Retail sales in March surpassed expectations, according to new numbers released by the Commerce Department on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The latest estimates from the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.census.gov\/retail\/marts\/www\/marts_current.pdf\">Commerce Department<\/a> show that retail sales in March increased by 0.7 percent \u2014 which is more than double the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/tradingeconomics.com\/united-states\/retail-sales\">consensus estimates<\/a> of a 0.3 percent increase for last month. While it surpassed expectations for March, the rise is slightly below February\u2019s 0.9 percent jump in retail sales.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"ad-unit ad-unit--mr1_ab\"><\/aside>\n<p>The department revised February\u2019s bump in retail sales from 0.6 percent to 0.9 percent, according to the estimate released Monday. The overall increase in retail sales comes after sales fell by 1.1 percent in January.<\/p>\n<p>The department said total sales from January to March were up 2.1 percent from the same period last year.<\/p>\n<p>The boost in retail sales suggests that Americans were not discouraged from spending despite an uptick in inflation.<\/p>\n<p>The latest retail sales numbers came just a week after the new Labor Department data showed inflation\u00a0ticking higher in March. The consumer price index (CPI) \u2014\u00a0a popular measure of inflation \u2014 rose 0.4 percent last month and 3.5 percent annually.<\/p>\n<p>This followed a trend of rising inflation despite inflation being down overall from its 2022 peak. Consumer prices were up 3.2 percent year over year in February and 3.1 percent in January.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Copyright 2024 Nexstar <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Media<\/a> Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. Follow us on\u00a0<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqBwgKMN63nwsw68G3Aw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Google News<\/a><\/span>\u00a0too, click on the star and choose us from your favorites.<\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News<\/a> articles, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/news\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">News category.<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/business\/4596265-march-retail-sales-blew-past-expectations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retail sales in March surpassed expectations, according to new numbers released by the Commerce Department on Monday. The latest estimates from the Commerce Department show that retail sales in March increased by 0.7 percent \u2014 which is more than double the consensus estimates of a 0.3 percent increase for last month. 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