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Retail trade sales underwhelm in July

By Janice Roberts at New Media
12 September 2018 • 1 min read

Jason Muscat

By Jason Muscat, FNB Senior Economic Analyst.

July retail trade sales expanded 1.3% y/y, behind our expectations of a print north of 2%. As with the manufacturing data, the retail figures were drawn from a new 2018 sample, and while there were some pretty substantial revisions to the data, the sample is now more reflective of changing consumption patterns and channels. (more…)


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