US retail sales rise 0.8% in September, beating the 0.4% forecast, after a gain of more than 1% in August

Advance retail sales rose 0.8% in September, double the 0.4% economists expected, though slower than August's gain of more than 1%. Higher fuel prices inflated the headline total, and CNBC noted that spending outside autos and gas stations cooled sharply from the prior month.

• Retail sales +0.8% m/m (forecast 0.4%)
• August gain was above 1%
• Fuel prices lifted the headline; underlying spending slowed from August