Posted on 09/14/2011 9:23:52 AM PDT by Free Vulcan
Retail sales were steady in August, as consumers spent more on essentials at gas stations and grocery stores, but less on cars, according to government data released Wednesday...
Excluding the volatile auto segment, sales rose 0.1%. Economists surveyed by MarketWatch had expected an increase of 0.3% for the overall number, as well as for the data excluding autos.
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August usually brings in the back to school crowd.
Retailers put things out in July, so I think back to school gor rather spread out over 2 + months.
IOF there are more & more home schoolers, then the cost of your back to school budget gets dropped significantly.
I predict sales will be up in the last quarter of the year. TV anchors will have stories of how wonder this “Obama Season” is. People will be spending while whistling, and singing “Obama Carols”. For the first time in many years people will be lining up early the day after “Obamagiving” to prowl the aisles looking for bargains. All will be Wonderful according to the LSM. /sarc
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