This weekly measure of comparable store sales at major retail chains, published by the International Council of Shopping Centers, is related to the general merchandise portion of retail sales. It accounts for roughly 10 percent of total retail sales. Why Investors Care
| Released on 2/6/07 For wk 2/3 2007 | |||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||
Highlights
ICSC-UBS reported a sharp 1.3 percent jump in same-store sales for the Feb. 3 week as a blast of cold weather boosted demand for consumer staples. But the year-on-year rate, less volatile than the week-on-week rate, fell back 6 tenths to a still strong 4.3 percent. Retail data, which have firmed of late, will swing back in force with Redbook later this morning followed by chain-store sales on Thursday and retail trade data from the government the following Wednesday.
powered by
![[Econoday]](../../../../../../../../../images/logo.gif){kind=logo}