TABLE-U.S. June ICSC retail sales down 5.1 pct vs year ago
NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - U.S. comparable chain store sales fell 5.1 percent in June from a year earlier, the International Council of Shopping Centers said on Thursday.
The figures for June do not include monthly store sales of Wal-Mart.
Following is a breakdown of the survey's components: YEAR/YEAR PCT CHANGE JUNE MAY APR MAR FEB JAN Total Comparable NA NA 0.7 -2.1 -0.1 -1.6 Total less Wal-Mart -5.1 -4.6 -2.7 -5.1 -4.3 -4.8 Total less drug store -6.8 -6.4 0.2 -2.4 0.1 -1.9 -------------------------------------------------------------- Apparel -9.3 -5.0 -2.7 -8.4 -7.9 -14.0 Department -9.1 -9.4 -10.5 -10.9 -9.8 -12.3 Luxury -12.2 -18.1 -19.6 -20.3 -19.2 -17.7 Discount -3.8 -3.5 4.7 -0.6 3.1 1.1 Drug 2.2 0.9 4.6 0.9 -1.6 0.6 Wholesale clubs -6.2 -7.0 -6.7 -2.3 -0.9 -1.7 -------------------------------------------------------------- Total store sales -2.7 -2.4 0.9 -2.3 -0.1 -0.2 Number of retailers 32 32 33 33 35 36 *Revised figure
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