Retail sales, import prices surge
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Retail sales in May rose at the strongest pace since January 2006, while import prices surged, adding to recent data suggesting the U.S. economy is recovering strongly from a first-quarter slowdown.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week, due to a late pre-Christmas surge in spending, a report said on Tuesday.
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New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods surged a much bigger-than-expected 5.9 percent in July, the biggest gain since September.
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OTTAWA (CP) - Consumers pushed retail sales to a record $29.1 billion in August, says Statistics Canada. That was up 0.8 per cent from July when sales rose 0.4 per cent and also set a record at $28.
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The bond market rallied and a government report on retail sales exceeded economistsâ estimates.
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Sales of existing U.S. homes rose  unexpectedly to a record high in November and prices surged as  low mortgage rates fueled home-buying, a trade association  report showed on Wednesday.
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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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Retail sales in Britain surged in September, with the annual growth rate hitting the highest level for three years, official data showed on Thursday.
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The price of goods imported into the United States in November rose 0.2 percent, slightly more than expected, a Labor Department report showed on Thursday, as increases in non-petroleum prices hit a 10-month high.
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Stocks surged on Thursday, lifting the Dow to a record, as stronger-than-expected retail sales and takeover speculation fueled optimism about the economy.
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US retailers have seen sales pick up faster than expected, making the biggest improvement since July.
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The price of goods imported into the United States in November rose 0.2%, slightly more than expected, a Labor Department report showed on Thursday, as increases in non-petroleum prices hit a 10-month high.
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Consumers put aside worries about the weak economy in November to storm into the shopping malls, pushing up retail sales by the largest amount in six months.
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New orders for long-lasting U.S.-made manufactured goods surged a much bigger-than-expected 5.9 percent in July, the biggest gain since September, and a business investment gauge posted the first gain in three months, a Commerce Department report showed on Friday.
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Higher prices for oil and food powered the rise in import prices, while export prices increased 1.2 percent, the largest rise since January 1989, the government said.
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The price of goods imported into the  United States in November rose 0.2 percent, slightly more than  expected, a Labor Department report showed on Thursday, as  increases in non-petroleum prices hit a 10-month high.
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Wholesale prices, pushed by sharply higher energy and food costs, soared by 1.7 percent in October, the largest increase since early 1990.