US retail sales rose 0.3% mom to USD 705.7B in November, better than expectation of -0.1% mom decline. Ex-auto sales rose 0.2% mom to USD 571.2B, above expectation of -0.1% mom. Ex-gasoline sales rose 0.6% mom to USD 651.2B. Ex-auto, gasoline sales rose 0.6% mom to USD 516.7B.
For the 12 months period, retail sales was up 4.1% yoy. Total sales for September through November period were up 3.4% yoy.