Retail Sales for November was very USD Favorable. All thanks to the Black Friday Super Sales.
If I'm not confused, Holiday Revenue last December was said to be bigger, longer and better compared to Black Friday. Anticipate Retail Sales for December to become much better compared to November in terms of Dollar amount - but not always in Percentage growth over the preceding month.
November was 1.1% Better than October.
Estimate for December Retail Revenue is 0.5% greater than November's.
Over at CNBC and Bloomberg TV, I discovered that Consumer Electronics (like LCD TVs) were big winners last December due in part to dismiss. Consumer Electronics are high end things compared to kids' toys.
Signs point to a bigger Retail Sales figure than quotes just my guess.