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Soaring, at the Pump

Oct 15, 2026 · 0:30

This week, retail sales rose 0.8%. Aki: forecast? Bolt: 0.3%; $745.0 billion in all, and about four billion of the rise was at gas stations. Lord Ozen: the shopper is unstoppable! Bolt: gasoline rose 9.1% in September (the sales figures aren't adjusted for prices). Aki: soaring, at the pump.

Retail sales rose 0.8% in September to $745.0 billion, more than double the 0.3% expected, but about $4 billion of the $5.7 billion rise was at gas stations as gasoline prices jumped 9.1% in the month, and the sales figures are not adjusted for prices.

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*Walter Bloomberg post: *US SEPT. PRODUCER PRICES RISE 6.3% Y/Y; EST. +5.4% *US SEPT. PRODUCER PRICES RISE 1.3% M/M; EST. +0.6% *US SEPT. RETAIL SALES RISE 0.8% M/M; EST. +0.3%

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