Retail in US doing better ...and consistently now. truesouth
From "Market Watch" this morning
U.S. retail sales rose for the fourth straight month, climbing 1.2% in October, ... Sales for September and August were also revised higher. Excluding motor vehicles, retail sales rose 0.4% in October... Retail sales have risen at an annual rate of 6.3% over the past three months... Sales were revised [UP] to a 0.7% increase in September, compared to an original reading of 0.6%. August sales were revised up to 0.9% from 0.7%