CORE RETAIL SALES REPORT
The US Core Retail Sales report measures the change in the total value of sales made to the US consuming public, excluding sales of automobiles. It is an important measure of consumer spending.
This news report has become very important over the years following the global financial crisis where consumer spending was badly hit as a result of the subprime mortgage crisis, which triggered foreclosures, bank collapses and the attendant loss of jobs that reduced disposable income. The Core Retails Sales report is therefore used to measure to what extent consumers are spending, as the spending habits of consumers are directly proportional to how much cash they have. The level of disposable income available to consumers to spend is a direct measure of the state of the economy. Manufacturers of consumer goods and retail outlets depend on the ability of the consuming public to buy their goods to keep them afloat. When these production outlets are afloat, then jobs can be created and a positive cycle can be perpetrated, keeping the economy healthy.
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