US retail sales came in as expected.
Retail sales rose by 0.1% month-over-month in February, as economists had been expecting, according to the Bloomberg.
Core retail sales, which do not include gas and auto sales, rose by 0.2% uptick month-over-month, again as economists were expecting.
Moreover, January’s core retail sales were upwardly revised to a 1.2% increase, up from the prior reading of 0.8%.
Last month, retail sales jumped by 0.4%, above expectations of 0.1%.