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Retail industry Financial Factors

Market Symbol Last Mom Trend Exh RSI 1D% 1W% 1M% 1Y%
US Retail industry US.RETAIL 1920.94 1 1 0.8555 60.704 0.01203 0.07833 0.05071 0.12573
Europe Retail industry EU.RETAIL 634.67 -1 -0.5 0.00012 36.0445 0 -0.00615 -0.04753 0.37208
STOXX Asia Pacific 600 Retail APAC.RETAIL 245.17 0.5 -1 -0.56033 51.8462 0.00237 0.02659 0.01335 0.04711
Eastern Europe Retail EEU.RETAIL 216.95 -0.5 -1 -2.23752 45.656 0.03157 0 -0.00709 -0.06848
US Retail Credit Spreads US.RETAIL.CR 94.28 -0.5 -1 -2.30342 35.3383 -0.01863 0.08443 -0.1558 -0.24894
Europe Retail Credit Spreads EU.RETAIL.CR 164.9 -1 0.75 0.43944 28.7628 -0.00585 -0.03256 -0.07125 0.0106


Retail industry Overview

The supersector of Retail includes the sectors of Food & Drug Retailers and General Retailers.

The sector of Food & Drug Retailers includes Drug Retailers and Food Retailers & Wholesalers. The subsector of Drug Retailers includes Operators of pharmacies, including wholesalers and distributors catering to these businesses. The subsector of Food Retailers & Wholesalers includes supermarkets, food oriented convenience stores and other food retailers and distributors. Includes retailers of dietary supplements and vitamins.

The sector of General Retailers includes the subsectors of Apparel Retailers, Broadline Retailers, Home Improvement Retailers, Specialized Consumer Services and Specialty Retailers. The subsector of Apparel Retailers includes Retailers and wholesalers specializing mainly in clothing, shoes, jewelry, sunglasses and other accessories. The subsector of Broadline Retailers includes Retail outlets and wholesalers offering a wide variety of products including both hard goods and soft goods. The subsector of Home Improvement Retailers includes Retailers and wholesalers concentrating on the sale of home improvement products, including garden equipment, carpets, wallpaper, paint, home furniture, blinds and curtains, and building materials. The subsector of Specialized Consumer Services includes Providers of consumer services such as auction houses, day care centers, dry cleaners, schools, consumer rental companies, veterinary clinics, hair salons and providers of funeral, lawn maintenance, consumer storage, heating and cooling installation and plumbing services. The subsector of Specialty Retailers includes Retailers and wholesalers concentrating on a single class of goods, such as electronics, books, automotive parts or closeouts. Includes automobile dealerships, video rental stores, dollar stores, duty free shops and automotive fuel stations not owned by oil companies.