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Data Round-Up: Soft Retail Sales & Higher Inflation a Double Whammy in January
posted by Michael Lewis on February 14, 2018
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Not a good day. Weak retail sales and higher inflation were a double-whammy in January. Bad weather and late tax refunds were likely negative factors.
Abstract
FMI’s analyses of this morning’s January CPI, January Retail Sales, and December Business Inventories reports as well as an updated look at 17Q4 GDP Sources & Uses and likely revisions in the Second Report of 17Q4 GDP out later this month.