Consumer Shopping May 21017

SALES LANDSCAPE - U.S. Census bureau reports - total retail sales for Q1 2016 increased by 2.2%. Ecommerce was up 15.2%, a 7.8% increase from 2015. For 2017, we are showing steady growth, up .4% in April. Dot com was up 11.9% YTD in April.

Sales Increase Areas for April: - Home Improvement Stores - Restaurants - Sporting Goods - Hobby Stores - Music & Books sales (down for the year) - Auto Sales

- Overall, outlooks for Q2 looks good based on sales and buying power of the consumer.

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