March retail sales up 0.7 pct

(Reuters) - Excluding gasoline, sales were up 0.4 percent in March after rising by the same margin the prior month.

Economists polled ahead of the report were expecting overall retail sales to advance by 0.6 percent and by 0.9 percent excluding automobiles. Figures for the prior month were revised up, to a 0.5 percent rise in overall sales and a 0.4 percent gain excluding autos.


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