The Census Bureau’s Advance Retail Sales Report for August revealed headline sales were up 0.1% last month. The latest reading was higher than the expected -0.2% monthly growth in consumer spending. For an inflation-adjusted perspective on retail sales, take a look at our Real Retail Sales commentary. Here is the introduction from today’s report: Advance [...] The post Retail Sales Up Only 0.1% in August, But Better Than Expected appeared first on ETF Trends .