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9.2%
9.2% -- retail sales growth for US total retail sales (excluding cars and gasoline) (2021-01)
US total retail sales excluding auto and gas grew 9.2% year-over-year in January 2021 according to Mastercard SpendingPulse.
- Excludes cars and gasoline
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9.2%
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Data Vintage
2021-01
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B
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95
Source Trust
60
Citation Chain
20
Independence
30
Methodology
35
Freshness
95
Source
Mastercard SpendingPulse
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Tier A
https://www.gra.world/department-stores-show-new-signs-of-life-with-rare-sales-gain ↗
Source Article
Department Stores Show New Signs of Life With Rare Sales Gain - GRA
Department Stores Show New Signs of Life With Rare Sales Gain
Sales at U.S. department stores just grew for the first time in more than a year after stimulus checks and holiday returns drove Americans back to the mall.
After a difficult 2020 that saw consumers eschew brick-and-mortarshopping in favo…
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Mastercard SpendingPulse
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Mastercard SpendingPulse estimates, 95% correlated with official Commerce Department retail sales figures
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US total retail sales (excluding cars and gasoline): 9.2% retail sales growth. Source: Mastercard SpendingPulse (2021-01). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/us-total-retail-sales-growth-jan-2021
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