Retail Sales

February 14, 2025 Retail sales fell 0.9% in January after having risen 0.7% in December and  0.7% in November.   In the past year retail sales have risen 4.1%.  The markets had expected no change in January.  It appears that the wildfires in California that raged from...

Car and Truck Sales

February 4, 2025 Unit car and truck sales sank 7.5% in January to 15,603 thousand after having risen 1.3% in December and 3.4% in November.  Car sales picked up in the last few  months of 2024 but clearly got whacked in January.  The bitter cold weather throughout...