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The U.S. Census Bureau announced the following advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November 2019: Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for November 2019, adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes, were $528.0 billion, an increase of 0.2 percent (±0.4 percent)* from the previous month, and 3.3 percent (±0.7 percent) above November 2018. Total sales for the September 2019 through November 2019 period were up 3.5 percent (±0.5 percent) from the same period a year ago. The September 2019 to October 2019 percent change was revised from up 0.3 percent (±0.4 percent)* to up 0.4 percent (±0.1 percent). Retail trade sales were up 0.3 percent (±0.4 percent)* from October 2019, and 3.1 percent (±0.5 percent) above last year. Nonstore retailers were up 11.5 percent (±1.4 percent) from November 2018, and food services and drinking places were up 5.1 percent (±3.3 percent) from last year.