Prior was +0.1% (revised to -0.1%)Details:Ex-autos -0.3% vs +0.1% expectedPrior ex autos +0.1% (revised to 0.0%)Ex autos and gas -0.1% vs +0.2% priorControl group +0.4% vs +0.3% expectedPrior control -0.2% (revised to -0.1%)Retail sales y/y vs +5.16% priorFed pricing for year-end ahead of the data was -49 bps. The FOMC meeting begins today with a decision tomorrow and this will be one of the data points they go over in the meeting.The report is soft on the headline but the control group is the best indicator of the consumer and it was slightly better than expected along with upward revisions. This article was written by Adam Button at www.forexlive.com.