From https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2012May/0063.html:
- RESOLVED: Include the sign in the NUMBER token in CSS 2.1.
This appears to be originally reported in https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-style/2012Apr/0639.html from @tabatkins and @fantasai.
Fixed in CSS 2.1 errata.
Note that this text is, per WG resolution, to become informative (see #2224 (comment)).