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Track U.S. retail sales in a recurring review

Keep monthly retail trade data in your economic scan with a concise summary of the latest available figures and changes.

Trigger

Recurring schedule

Notis starts this workflow on a schedule, such as daily, weekly, or during business hours.

Action

Retail Sales

Retrieve monthly US retail sales data.

Why this helps

Monthly retail sales data can be easy to miss when economic indicators are reviewed only during ad hoc research.

  • Review historical monthly U.S. retail sales data.
  • Keep the latest available observations visible on a schedule.
  • Reduce manual retrieval of the Census sourced series.

Setup

Build it in a few focused steps.

  • 1Connect Ai ml api and Alpha Vantage once in the Notis portal.
  • 2Create an automation in Automations, New Automation, and enter a name and prompt.
  • 3Ask Notis to retrieve monthly U.S. retail sales and summarize the latest available observations and a stated historical comparison.
  • 4Choose a recurring schedule and select where run reports should go.
  • 5Test the workflow and review the observation dates in the report.

Questions about this workflow

What does the action measure?

It returns historical U.S. retail trade sales statistics sourced from the Census Bureau.

Can it explain what caused a change?

The series provides sales data. To explain causes, provide additional context or research sources in your instruction.

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