Nov 3 (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)
Oct 31 491.3 1.9 0.1
Oct 24 490.8 2.4 0.1
Oct 17 490.3 2.8 0.2
Oct 10 489.4 1.0 0.6
Oct 3 486.5 1.0 0.3
Sep 26 485.0 0.9 0.1
Sep 19 484.6 0.6 -2.0

ICSC Research expects same-store sales for October will be
flat to up about 1 percent from its year ago level.

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.