Looks like the regional numbers were misreported at first.
Here are the new numbers:
The strength in sales was led by a 27.8 percent surge in the South. Sales were also up in the West by 8.5 percent and in the Northeast, where they rose 3.8 percent.
Sales fell in the Midwest, dropping by 4 percent.
That’s more sane, I guess. I’d love to know how the numbers broke down on a state-by-state basis in the “South”
