US DATA: ICSC for Jun 11 wk: “After two consecutive weeks of sales
improvement the rollercoaster ride for retailers returned as
week-over-week retail sales slipped during this past week. Overall for
the week ending June 11 weekly retail sales declined by 0.8 percent,
according to the ICSC-Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index. On
a year-over-year basis retail sales moderated marginally from the prior
week to 2.4 percent.