US Retail Sales: October 2014 Preview

 | Nov 13, 2014 06:39AM ET

US retail sales are expected to rise 0.3% in tomorrow’s October report vs. the previous month, according to The Capital Spectator’s median econometric forecast. The prediction reflects a substantial rebound in growth vs. the previous month’s 0.3% decrease.

Compared with a trio of estimates based on recent surveys of economists, The Capital Spectator’s median projection for October is at the upper range of the consensus forecasts.

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: