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2.6%
2.6% -- retail sales growth rate for US retail sector (2008-05)
US retail sales for the three-month period ending in May 2008 grew by 2.6% compared to the same period a year earlier.
- Some of the increase was attributed to tax rebate checks.
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Value
2.6%
Unit
Percentage
Data Vintage
2008-05
Entity
Evidence Quality
B
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Score breakdown
Extraction
95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
45
Freshness
95
Source
US Commerce Department
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Tier A
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US Commerce Department
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Methodology
Commerce Department official statistics
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Trend Over Time
| Period | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-05 (current) | 2.6% | |
| 2011 | 4.6% | +76.9% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +58.7% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -53.4% |
| 2012-09 | 5% | +47.1% |
| 2015 | 4.1% | -18.0% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | +29.3% |
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US retail sector: 2.6% retail sales growth rate. Source: US Commerce Department (2008-05). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-retail-sales-growth-may-2008
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