Retail Sales Per Capita Chart

On June 17, ContraryInvestor.com had a chart that showed retail sales per capita since 2005.  Total retail sales, as depicted, includes autos and gasoline:

Below the Retail Sales Per Capita is a chart of the S&P Retail Sales Index.

Of course, this view of total retail sales, on a per-capita (factoring in population growth) basis, is not one that is often seen.  I’ve posted it as I believe that this “per-capita” view is an important one, for many reasons.

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SPX at 1027.37 as this post is written