P209 CEEFAX 209 Thu 14 Oct 21:21/56 G US RETAIL SALES SEE 0.1% RISE US retail sales rose bz 0.1% last month to a total of $174.4bn after a revised 0.5% increase in August. The rise, despite being lower than the 0.5% economists had expected, was the sixth consecutive gain. Economists noted that the rise was dampened by weak car sales and less demand for building supplies. However, many analysts saw the data as predominantly good news for the US economy, with no standouts in the report, just better consumer spending and low inflation. Dow Jones 242 Wall Street 245 Diary Shares £/$ Major MonjyfileP209 CEEFAX 209 Thu 14 Oct 21:15/14 2/2 US PRODUCER PRICES RISE IN SEPTEMBER US producer prices rose some 0.2% between August and September. The rise was in line with market expectations following the surprise 0.6) fall in August and was the first rise in the headline figure in five months. The core index, excluding food and energy, was unchanged against an expected rise of 0.2%. This follows a fall of 1.0% in August in the core index figure. On a year-on-year basis producer prices rose 0.5% in September. Dow Jones 242 Wall Street 245 Diary Shares £/$ Major Moneyfile