The US release of key retail sales data for September showed that while there was a 0.4 per cent fall in sales most of this was due to the 9.3 per cent reduction in petrol station sales due to falling fuel costs since July. Consequently, excluding fuel, retail spending increased by 0.6 per cent. https://www.financialstandard.com.au/feed/latest?story=15280 en-AU Copyright 2026 Financial Standard 5