{"id":13311,"date":"2016-05-15T20:15:11","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T00:15:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=13311"},"modified":"2016-05-15T20:15:11","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T00:15:11","slug":"retail-sales-lift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2016\/05\/15\/retail-sales-lift\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail sales lift"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Retail sales (excluding motor vehicles and fuel) jumped to a 2.96% year-on-year increase for April 2016, climbing back above Core CPI to reflect a real increase.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" title=\"US Retail Sales ex Motor Vehicles and Fuel\" alt=\"US Retail Sales ex Motor Vehicles and Fuel\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.incrediblecharts.com\/images\/2016\/2016-05-16-retail.png?w=525&#038;ssl=1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We are still waiting on light vehicle sales for April. 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