March details
Motor vehicle sales jumped 6.7% in March after falling 1.9% in January. It was the biggest increase since last October.
Sales of building materials climbed 3.1% - the biggest gain since November 2007 - to indicate a pickup in construction as the weather improves.
Sales at clothes stores also surged, up 2.3%, in the biggest one-month increase since February 2009.
Shoppers also went furniture hunting as sales rose 1.5%.
Sales at stores catering to leisure-time pursuits, such as hobbies, sports and reading, rose 1.0%. Department stores also posted a 1.0% increase.
The biggest drop in consumer demand occurred in electronics and appliance stores. March sales fell 1.3%, the sharpest decline since December.
Sales at gas stations also declined 0.4%. It was the largest drop since last October.
c'è chi direbbe che meno benzina si vende, meno tutto si muove... poi sono opinioni.