US August advance retail sales -0.2% vs +0.1% expected

Retail sales data for August - Prior +0.6% (revised to +0.3%) - Ex-autos +0.2% vs 0.5% exp m/m.  - Prior ex-autos +0.5% - Ex-autos & gas -0.1% vs +0.3% exp m/m.  The hurricane could have been the culprit for the soft August numbers but storms certainly were the cause of the negative revision to July data.
US August advance retail sales -0.2% vs +0.1% expected