Real Retail Sales Are Trending FlatSeekingAlpha • over 1 year ago---
- Follow By Robert Hughes Retail sales and food-services spending rose 0.5 percent
in March following a 0.8 percent gain in February (see first chart). However, today's
retail sales data are not adjusted for price changes. In real terms, total retail
sales were down 0.7 percent (adjusted using the CPI).