Список проголосовавших за комментарий " Retail Sales Preview<p>The Retail Sales Report for February will be released at 8:30 a.m. ET. It will be watched closely to see if high levels of consumer confidence are translating into actual spending activity.</p><p><strong>According to the Briefing.com consensus estimates, total retail sales and retail sales, excluding autos, are both expected to be up 0.1%. That would be a marked slowdown from the 0.4% and 0.8% increases, respectively, registered in January.</strong></p><ul><li>Lower gasoline prices, some softening auto sales, and a delay in tax refunds are thought to have been a drag on retail sales in February.</li></ul><ul><li>Economists in general are anticipating a slowdown in sales activity from the strong pace in January, which also included an upward revision to the retail sales data for December.</li></ul><ul><li>The pickup in job growth and wages is expected to keep retail sales moving up month-over-month.</li></ul><ul><li>Core retail sales, which exclude auto, gasoline station, building materials, and food services sales, will be a focal point since they will factor into the computation of the goods component for personal consumption expenditures for the Q1 GDP report.</li></ul>"