Sentence examples for index of retail from inspiring English sources

October was the worst month ever for the S.& P.'s index of retail stocks, with a 17percentt decline.

The Institute for Supply Management's index of retail, financial services, construction and other nonmanufacturing companies fell to 57.3 last month from 58.7 in February.

Since Mr. Eck's appointment in 1997, the Australian Stock Exchange's index of retail stocks has risen 97.7percentt, but Coles Myer has gained just 17.7percentt.

According to the longer established and broader index of retail prices, which includes owner-occupier housing costs, inflation actually rose from 4.3% in May to 4.4% in June.

The International Council of Shopping Centers said its index of retail chain-store sales rose 2.8percentt last week, putting merchants on track for a smaller sales gain than the trade group originally expected.

Bonds advanced after the National Association of Purchasing Management said its index of retail, construction and other nonmanufacturing businesses fell last month to its lowest level in four years.

An index of British retail sales stayed near a 25-year low in July, adding to evidence of a persisting decline in consumer spending in England, Europe's second-largest economy.

The Consumer Price Index, a measure of retail goods and services in a selection of American cities, fell 0.1percentt in August from the previous month, after a 0.8percentt monthly increase in July and a 1.1percentt increase in June.

The Thomson Reuters overall index that tracks sales of retail stores open at least a year rose 4.2 percent in February.

A quarterly "health" index reflecting the views of Retail Think Tank showed its first forecast uptick, for the last three months of 2009, after ten consecutive falls.

A Merrill Lynch index of 20 specialty retailing stocks was up 7percentthis yearar through Thursday.