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HERE COMES RETAIL SALES...

Matthew BoeslerNov 20, 2013, 18:32 IST

ChinaFotoPress/Getty ImagesHeads up! We are minutes away from the release of advance October U.S. retail sales data, due out at 8:30 AM ET.

Economists predict total sales rose 0.1% from the previous month in October after falling 0.1% in September.

Growth in sales excluding autos is expected to have slowed to 0.1% from September's 0.4% advance, while growth in sales excluding autos and gasoline is expected to have slowed to 0.2% from 0.4%.

The retail sales control group figure that feeds into GDP calculations is expected to have risen 0.3% in October after a 0.4% advance in September.

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