US retail sales rose 0.4%, but ex-auto sales flat By ActionForex.com - Sep 13 19, 12:49 GMT FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsAppLinkedinEmailPrint US retail sales rose 0.4% to in August, above expectations of 0.2%. Ex-auto sales, though, rose 0.0% mom, below expectation of 0.1% mom. Import price index dropped -0.5% mom, matched expectations.