Retail sales continued to make progress with an increase of 0.5% month-on-month (m/m), just a notch below the consensus estimate for an increase of 0.6%. February’s reading was revised up to 0.8% m/m from 0.3% m/m reported earlier. This makes March’s showing stronger than the headline appears. Sales at autos & parts dealers declined by […]
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