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Census data for October shows ‘healthy’ retail sales and ‘early step forward’ into the holiday season Market research News 

Census data for October shows ‘healthy’ retail sales and ‘early step forward’ into the holiday season

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Data released today by the U.S. Census Bureau shows that retail sales grew solidly over the past two months, demonstrating households’ capacity to spend and the strength of the economy, National Retail Federation (NRF) Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “October’s pickup in retail sales shows a healthy pace of spending as many consumers got an early start on holiday shopping,”... Read More
NRF: Census Retail Sales Numbers ‘On Track’ With NRF Holiday Spending Forecast   Market research News 

NRF: Census Retail Sales Numbers ‘On Track’ With NRF Holiday Spending Forecast  

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November results reported by the U.S. Census Bureau today show holiday season retail sales appear likely to meet the National Retail Federation’s forecast, NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz said. “Today’s report highlights consumers’ strength and continuing capacity to spend,” Kleinhenz said. “Jobs and wage gains together with falling energy prices have supported holiday shopping as we predicted. Lower inflation for... Read More
MyHeritage is first genealogy firm to publish entire 1950 U.S. Census image collection News 

MyHeritage is first genealogy firm to publish entire 1950 U.S. Census image collection

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Genealogy site MyHeritage announced today the complete publication of an image-only collection of the full 1950 U.S. Census records, which can now be browsed free of charge. MyHeritage is the first company to achieve this with all metadata to make the images searchable (by state, county, city/town, and enumeration district), since the records were released earlier today by NARA (National Archives... Read More
September retail sales increased 3 percent over last year News Press releases 

September retail sales increased 3 percent over last year

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WASHINGTON, October 15, 2018 – Retail sales in September increased 0.4 percent over August on a seasonally adjusted basis and were up 3 percent year-over-year unadjusted, according to calculations released today by the National Retail Federation. The numbers exclude automobiles, gasoline stations and restaurants. “Retail sales were somewhat softer than expected in September and some of the weakness can be attributed... Read More