Summary
Retail sales, helped by sizzling activity in auto showrooms, jumped by 1.2 percent in December, providing a solid finish to a year in which sales climbed at the fastest pace since 1999.
The December increase in retail sales pushed total spending for the month to a seasonally adjusted $349.4 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday.See the full content of this document
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Retail Sales Ascend Solidly
The December gain followed a much smaller 0.1 percent rise in November and reflected the fact that consumers were spending...
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