U.S. Retail Sales Rise in July From June -- Redbook
August 04 2015 - 9:48AM
Dow Jones News
By Tess Stynes
National chain-store sales edged up 0.2% in July from the
comparable period in June, according to Redbook Research's latest
indicator, released Tuesday.
The index's increase was in line with the target.
The Johnson Redbook Sales Index also showed seasonally adjusted
sales for the period improved 1.3% from a year earlier, also in
line with the target.
During the fourth week of July, sales rose 1.7%
year-to-year.
Redbook noted that closing out the month and the second quarter,
sales were firmer toward the weekend, especially in apparel, which
stores had attributed to the beginning of back-to-school
demand.
Write to Tess Stynes at tess.stynes@wsj.com