US retail sales rose 0.6% mom to USD 7201.B in June, well above expectation of 0.2% mom. Ex-auto sales rose 0.5% mom to USD 583.3B, above expectation of 0.3% mom. Ex-gasoline sales rose 0.7% mom to USD 669.8B. Ex-auto& gasoline sales rose 0.6% mom to USD 533.0B.
Total sales for the April through June period were up 4.1% from the same period a year ago.
