[de.rm]

I wonder, do retail gasoline sales count in these numbers?

&/or are there other skewing factors?

[Stentor]

&/or are there other skewing factors?

I don't have paid access but John Williams of ShadowStats.com is is supposed to have said the "Retail Sales Gain Was Statistically Meaningless and Largely Reflected Inflation."

Jim Sinclair's Mineset