Give those stats some Beano Kleinheider Dec 15, 2008 Dec 15, 2008 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gift this article New subscriber benefit! Copied to clipboard Out of gifts for the month Unfortunately you've used all of your gifts this month. Your counter will reset on the first day of next month. Share this article paywall-free Email Copy Link Chris Roush argues for removing car and gas sales from retail sales reports:"About halfway down, you get this: 'Excluding both autos and gas, retail sales increased 0.3%, the first increase since July.' × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAmQr@>6 282:?n p? :?4C62D6 :? C6E2:= D2=6Dn p A@DD:3=6 D:8? @7 =:76n %96C6 H2D 2 =@E @7 5:D4@F?E:?8 8@:?8 @? :? }@G6>36C[ D@ E96 D2GGJ :?G6DE@C H:== <66A E92E :? >:?5 H96? =@@<:?8 2E C2H D2=6D ?F>36CD] qFE DFC6=J[ 6G6? 2==@H:?8 7@C 5:D4@F?E:?8[ E9:D :D ?@E23=6[ ?@nk^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp LinkedIn SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Cars Consumer Spending Gas Retail Sales Recommended for you Sponsored by Trending RockForce moves headquarters to Nashville Vanderbilt pays $13M for future chancellor’s residence Oracle unveils campus details Headline Homes: October 2026 EndeavorB2B CEO Chris Ferrell dismissed