US retail sales rose 1.4% mom to USD 734.9B in March, slightly above expectation of 1.3% mom. Ex-auto sales rose 0.5% mom to USD 590.9B, above expectation of 0.4% mom. Ex-gasoline sales rose 1.7% mom to USD 683.4B. Ex-auto & gasoline sales rose 0.8% mom to USD 539.5B.
Total sales for the January through March period were up 4.1% from the same period a year ago.
