"US retail and food services sales for June 2009 continued the positive trajectory they began in May, rising 0.6% last month, according to advance estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, Retailer Daily reports.
Total June sales were $342.1 billion, compared with $340 billion in May, while total sales for the April - June 2009 period were down 9.6% from the same period in 2008. June 2009 sales were 9% lower than in June 2008.
All figures are adjusted for seasonal variation and holiday and trading-day differences, but not for price changes."
Although somewhat mixed, overall the statistics show an increase, talk to your clients about the signs of recovery.