Retail Sales

March 17, 2025 Retail sales rose 0.2% in February after having fallen 1.2% in January and having risen 0.7% in December.   In the past year retail sales have risen 3.2%  The wildfires in California that raged from January 7 through the end of January, and the bitter...

Car and Truck Sales

March 4, 2025 Unit car and truck sales rose 3.2% in February to 15.999 thousand after having sunk 8.1% in January.  The bitter cold weather throughout much of the country almost certainly played a roll in the slowdown in that month.  Sales should continue to rise in...