US August advance retail sales +0.1% vs +0.4% expected

August 2018 retail sales

• Prior was +0.5% (revised to +0.7%)
• Ex autos +0.3% vs +0.5% exp
• Prior ex autos +0.6% (revised to +0.9%)
• Ex autos and gas +0.2% vs +0.5% exp
• Prior ex autos and gas +0.6% (revised to +0.9%)
• Control group +0.1% vs +0.4% exp
• Prior control group +0.5% (revised to +0.8%)
• Full report

If you tally up the revisions, it's not as bad as it seems at first. Still, it's not a great sign for the consumer.