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(Bloomberg) -- Following are forecasts for today’s economic releases as compiled by Bloomberg News.

• Retail sales 0.1% m/m; range -0.2% to 0.3% (76 estimates)
• Retail ex-autos 0.2% m/m; range -0.3% to 0.4% (69 estimates)
• Retail ex- auto/gas 0.4% m/m; range 0.1% to 0.5% (21 estimates)
• Retail control 0.3% m/m; range 0.2% to 0.6% (26 estimates)
• In May, retail sales dropped 0.3 percent, the second loss since the start of the year; weakening auto sales could "dent GDP growth this year": Bloomberg Intelligence
• CPI 0.1% m/m; range -0.2% to 0.2% (79 estimates)
• Core CPI 0.2% m/m; range 0.1% to 0.3% (76 estimates)
• CPI 1.7% y/y; range 1.5% to 1.9% (43 estimates)
• CORE CPI 1.7% y/y; range 1.6% to 1.9% (41 estimates)
• CPI Index NSA 245.104; range 244.829 to 245.322 (14 estimates)
• In May, the CPI fell 0.1 percent, the second decline in three months; core CPI rose just 0.1 percent; Fed officials could be prodded to consider scaling back on further rate increases, if core CPI weakens: Bloomberg Intelligence

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