Retail Sales Disappoint In February, Despite Major Downward Revisions
After the colossal disappointment last month (which BofA’s omniscient analysts forewarned), February’s consensus expects a considerable rebound in retail sales (though BofA’s team – once again – are more downbeat)…
BofA retail sales preview based on real-time card spending data: not pretty pic.twitter.com/avlFVTHDe0
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 17, 2025
Following last month’s 0.9% MoM plunge, which was revised down a 1.2% MoM drop, February saw retail sales disappoint (rising just 0.2% MoM vs +0.6% MoM exp)…
Source: Bloomberg
Food Services & Gas Stations saw the biggest drop in nominal sales…
Biggest drop in food services spending in two years…
Non-store retailers (online) saw sales soar the most…
Core retail sales met expectations (+0.3% MoM) but also saw downward revisions…
Source: Bloomberg
On a non-seasonally-adjusted basis, retail sales are actually down YoY…
Source: Bloomberg
Adjusted roughly for inflation,. real retail sales is basically flat year-over-year…
Source: Bloomberg
Finally, on the bright side, Retail Sales Control Group – which is used for GDP calculations – surged 1.0% MoM in February (more than double the 0.4% rise expected), after puking a revised lower 1.0% MoM in January…
Source: Bloomberg
So, while headline sentiment may be weak, this is a solid report for signaling economic growth.
Trump learning from Biden: January revised much lower, means lower base and can beat estimates
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) March 17, 2025
Tyler Durden Mon, 03/17/2025 – 08:38
Source: https://freedombunker.com/2025/03/17/retail-sales-disappoint-in-february-despite-major-downward-revisions/
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