{"id":56517,"date":"2025-02-21T14:44:19","date_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/02\/21\/retail-sales-stronger-than-expected-in-december\/"},"modified":"2025-02-21T14:44:19","modified_gmt":"2025-02-21T14:44:19","slug":"retail-sales-stronger-than-expected-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2025\/02\/21\/retail-sales-stronger-than-expected-in-december\/","title":{"rendered":"Retail sales stronger than expected in December"},"content":{"rendered":"
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All nine subsectors had an increase in sales for the month. Along with food and beverage, motor vehicle and parts dealers had the largest gains. The gains were higher than the agency\u2019s early estimate of 1.6 per cent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Excluding gasoline and fuel and motor vehicle and parts dealers, core retail sales were up 2.5 per cent. This follows a one per cent decrease in the previous month.<\/p>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture> Financial Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
December\u2019s increase was mainly due to 3.5 per cent higher sales in food and beverage, led by gains at supermarkets and other grocery retailers, except convenience stores. Those retailers had a 3.9 per cent sales increase in December, compared to a two per cent decline in November.<\/p>\n\n