Car-buying spurt helps retail sales
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Consumers kept spending in August and factories kept producing, but the gains were weaker than expected as financial market turbulence and a slumping housing market continued to weigh on the economy.
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UK retail sales rose slightly more than expected last month, as higher interest rates fail to bite, official figures show.
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Retail sales have risen sharply in the run-up to the key Christmas season, adding to data which suggests the economy is gathering pace and interest rates may rise next year.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in  the latest week, as consumers picked up the pace of holiday  shopping, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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Retail chains on Thursday reported moderate May sales increases as warmer weather fueled demand for seasonal items, like gardening and other outdoor goods, helping retailers rebound from a dismal April.
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A month-end sales blitz of incentives by General Motors Corp.  and Ford Motor Co.  to clear out older vehicles will spur a slight rise in U.S. car and truck sales for September, analysts said.
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WASHINGTON - Retail sales slid in August as people steered away from buying cars and shoppers kept a close eye on their spending after splurging in July.    The Commerce Department reported retail sales fell by 0.3 percent in August, following a 0.8 percent gain the previous month...
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Sales at retailers unexpectedly rose  0.3 percent in January, partly reflecting stronger sales of new  cars and gasoline, according to a Commerce Department report on  Wednesday.
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Retail chains on Thursday reported moderate May sales increases, as warmer weather fueled demand for seasonal items, like gardening and other outdoor goods, helping retailers rebound from their dismal April.
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Ford Motor Co. said on Tuesday  that retail sales of its vehicles rose 6 percent in September,  while sales to commercial fleets rose 4 percent.
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U.S. chain stores sales rose in the  fourth week of June, with some help from buying of seasonal  goods as the week included the first day of summer, a report  said on Tuesday.
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A month-end sales blitz of incentives  by General Motors Corp. GM.N and Ford Motor Co. F.N to  clear out older vehicles will spur a slight rise in U.S. car  and truck sales for September, analysts said.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week, as increased customer traffic at discount and department stores continues to drive sales, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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US car sales recover, driven by demand for hybrid and smaller vehicles as consumers battle record fuel prices.
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Retail sales rose a  less-than-expected 0.1 percent in February despite firm  automotive sales as building materials and general merchandise  sales slumped, a Commerce Department report showed on Tuesday.
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Slow sales hit a margin-boosting afterburner.
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A burst of shopping in the waning hours before Christmas helped the nationâs retailers meet their modest sales goals.