US DATA: ICSC sales for Oct 16 wk: “Like last month weekly retail
sales are once again on a rollercoaster ride as retailers saw their
sales slip this past week after last weeks recovery. According to the
ICSC and Goldman Sachs Weekly Chain Store Sales Index slipped by 0.7
percent for the week ending October 16, 2010. On a year-over-year
basis, retail sales remained positive but slowed to 1.7 percent.