U.S. Retail Sales, September 2014 Preview: Slight Rise Expected

 | Oct 14, 2014 06:22AM ET

US retail sales are expected to rise 0.2% in tomorrow’s September report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator’s median econometric forecast. The prediction reflects a substantial deceleration in growth compared with the previous month’s 0.6% increase.

The Capital Spectator’s median forecast for September contrasts with three consensus estimates based on recent surveys of economists that project a modest decline for retail sales in tomorrow’s update.

Here’s a closer look at the numbers, followed by brief summaries of the methodologies behind the forecasts that are used to calculate The Capital Spectator’s median prediction: