U.S. March retail sales up 0.2%, a bit better than expected

ATTENTION...ATTENTION...ATTENTION....here comes the recession !

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/sto...8BD98-9F0A-4608-BA47-42E686E038A1}&dist=msr_9

 

Let's see

Excluding autos, sales rose 0.1% in March, in line with expectations. Excluding gasoline, sales were flat in March.

So a few extra cars were bought...hope they were all hybrids

In a somewhat related note

Food costs rising fastest in 17 years (AP)

 

I saw some article where net of inflation, sales were down quite a bit.

 

From the vantage point of the stock price, it means they are "making more money".