In the same months of 2007, sales totaled 181.
In the same months this year, sales had fallen to $11.9 billion.
That's more than double the amount for the same months in 2012.
In September and October, sales of women's apparel fell precipitously compared with the same months the year before.
The group predicted seasonal shopping sales would rise by 4.1% from the same months last year to $616.9bn.
Between June and August, 436 people have been killed, compared with 150 during the same months in 2008.
The 7.7% figure compares the first three months of this year with the same months of 2012.
Sales were up 8.1 percent in January and 5.5 percent in December, compared with the same months the previous year.
Excluding gasoline, total retail sales were down 2percentt in November and 4percentt in December, compared with the same months a year ago.
Energy use was down 28.3percentt in May and 9.2percentt in June, compared to the same months a year ago.
But the number of child asylum applicants recorded in Europe in January and February already far exceeds that recorded in the same months of 2015.
