U.S. September retail sales rose 0.8% month-over-month, above expectations; gas stations contributed about 70% of the increase.

Zhito Finance APP has learned that data released by the U.S. Department of Commerce on Thursday showed that U.S. retail sales in September were $745 billion, up 0.8% month-over-month, higher than the market expectation of 0.3%; up 6.3% year-over-year. The U.S. Department of Commerce also revised the August month-over-month increase from 1.1% to 1.3%. Excluding auto and gasoline sales, September retail sales rose 0.2% month-over-month.