Retail/PPI
July 14, 2009 at 10:32 AM EDT
[Skip to the end] Karim writes: Retail sales weaker than expected (especially in light of fact that May/June were peak months for consumer provisions in stimulus package) 0.6% headline; 0.3% ex-autos; -0.2% ex-autos and gasoline PPI Headline up 1.8%; 0.5% core; driven by 3.4% gain in light truck prices; ex-vehicles, core unch Intermediate stage (1.9%/0.4%) and crude (4.6%/2.6%) largely driven by [...]