Adjusting for seasonal variations, sales were up 10.5 percent from the extremely strong level of April last year.
It is not adjusted for regional variations in the cost of living.
The regional figures are not adjusted for seasonal variations.
Unlike the other data reported today, these rates are not adjusted for seasonal variations.
An altimeter cannot, however, be adjusted for variations in air temperature.
Unlike the other figures, this index is not adjusted for seasonal variations.
The Labor Department has also made changes in the process it uses to adjust for seasonal variations.
The figures are adjusted for seasonal variations and on a balance-of-payments basis.
But after adjusting for seasonal variations, they were still up 10.5 percent from the extremely strong levels of April last year.