NEW YORK, Jan 6 (Reuters) - The International Council of
Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs on Tuesday released the
following seasonally adjusted weekly data on U.S. chain store
retail sales.
WEEK ENDING INDEX 1977=100 YEAR/YEAR CHANGE WEEKLY CHANGE

(percent) (percent)
Jan 3 485.6 -0.8 1.4
Dec 27 478.9 -1.8 -1.5
Dec 20 486.1 -0.6 2.6
Dec 13 473.8 -0.4 0.6

The ICSC weekly U.S. retail chain store sales index is a
joint publication between ICSC and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. It
measures nominal same-store sales, excluding restaurant and
vehicle demand, and represents about 75 retail chain stores.