Tue, 1st Sep 2009 13:01
Sept 1 (Reuters) - The International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs on Tuesday released the following seasonally adjusted weekly data on U.S. chain store retail sales.
WEEK ENDING INDEX 1977=100 YEAR/YEAR CHANGE WEEKLY CHANGE
(percent) (percent) Aug 29 491.5 -0.7 -0.5 Aug 22 493.8 -0.2 0.6 Aug 15 491.0 -0.6 -0.9 Aug 08 495.6 0.4 0.0
ICSC Research expects same-store sales for August to fall by 3.5 to 4.0 percent
The ICSC weekly U.S. retail chain store sales index is a joint publication between ICSC and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. It measures nominal same-store sales, excluding restaurant and vehicle demand, and represents about 75 retail chain stores. Keywords: USA ECONOMY/RETAIL ICSC
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