Sentence examples for retail number from inspiring English sources
"There is no question that the economy is in good shape, but a strong retail number on Thursday, one that is stronger than the Street is willing to tolerate, could impact the 30-year auction negatively," said Robert Pugliese, senior vice president and director of fixed income for J. W. Charles Securities Inc. in Boca Raton, Fla.
If you want to know the retail number that your screen would be labeled, refer to this chart of common sizes.
Retail numbers have been going up and prices are going down.
"The retail numbers are really quite weak," said Edward McKelvey, a senior economist at Goldman , Sachs
Retail numbers appear to have dampened what market enthusiasm reigned after the rate-cut news.
Peter Schiff, president of Euro Pacific Capital, said the retail numbers were evidence that America's years-long spending bender had ended.
Moreover, the government revised downward the retail numbers for October and November yesterday, helping give the fourth quarter its dismal showing.
The declining retail numbers were also troubling when viewed in the context of a rise in sales among independent booksellers.
Retail numbers inch up in January as gas prices increase and people spend more on clothes, but everyone expects the numbers to keep skidding.
July's retail numbers showed a notable split: expensive stores fared far better than middle- and lower-end stores, which had worse sales numbers than expected.
