- Retail sales stall in September in the United States.
- General upward revisions of August figures.
- The dollar remains firm in the area of daily highs.
The US retail sales remained unchanged in September from the previous month, with a 0.2% rise expected. In August, an advance of 0.4% had been registered (revised from 0.3%).
Without considering vehiclesthe retail sales they advanced 0.1%, against the market consensus that it was for a 0.1% drop. In turn, the figures for August were revised from -0.3% to -0.1%.
The retail sector control group sales were up 0.4% in September, beating expectations for a 0.3% increase. This follows a 0.2% rise in August (revised from 0).
The dollar It did not change significantly after the retail sales data and remained in positive territory, near the highs of the day across the market.
Consumer confidence data from the University of Michigan corresponding to the flash estimate for October will be released later on Friday.
Source: Fx Street
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