<H3>• U.S. Monthly Sales for Retail and Food Services - July 2013</H3>

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U.S. retail and food services sales for July, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $424.5 billion, an increase of 0.2 percent (±0.5%) from the previous month, and 5.4 percent (±0.7%) above July 2012. Total sales for the May through July 2013 period were up 5.2 percent (±0.5%) from the same period a year ago. The May to June 2013 percent change was revised from +0.4 percent (±0.5%) to +0.6 percent (±0.2%). See the complete report at this link: USDOC-Census

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