Retail Sales Edge Up Slightly, Cars Down
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U.S. retail sales rose 0.1 percent  in November, the Commerce Department said on Monday in a  stronger-than-expected report that cemented views the Federal  Reserve will raise interest rates again this week.
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Retail spending, hurt by a falloff in auto sales, dipped slightly in January, but demand stayed strong in other areas as people rushed to malls with their Christmas gift cards.
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U.S. retail sales rose modestly as expected last month, but the underlying message from the consumer was strong at the start of the fourth quarter after record oil prices failed to deter shoppers.
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WASHINGTON -- After a big surge in spending in September, consumers may be getting a bit more cautious. The government said Friday that retail sales rose by just 0.2 percent last month.
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U.S. retail sales rose a sluggish  0.1 percent in February amid unusually cold weather and despite  firm auto sales, government data showed on Tuesday, raising  expectations of an interest rate cut later this year.
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Sales at major US retail chains edged barely higher last week, likely crimped by high gasoline prices, a survey showed.
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Retail sales rose 0.2 percent in August after a surge of 1.4 percent in July, while another report showed that weekly first-time claims for jobless benefits declined.
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Sales at retailers rose a  smaller-than-expected 0.3 percent in August and they recorded  the biggest decline in almost a year when car sales were  stripped out, a government report showed on Friday.
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U.S. business inventories rose  slightly more than expected in November while sales growth  eased, Commerce Department data showed on Friday.
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US retail sales rose 0.3% in January, official figures show, bolstered by sales of new cars and petrol.
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U.S. retail sales rose by 0.2  percent in October, the Commerce Department said on Friday,  matching expectations after a sharp drop in auto sales was  offset by solid growth in other areas.
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Retail sales rose a sluggish 0.1 percent in February amid unusually cold weather, and late mortgage payments and home foreclosures rose at the end of last year, according to reports that raised concerns about the economic outlook.
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U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January, as expected, as automobile sales fell sharply, but  purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6  percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales rose in the  latest week, but business continued to fluctuate from the  effects of Hurricane Charley and high gasoline prices, a report  said on Tuesday.
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US retail sales rose 0.3 percent in January, a government report showed Wednesday, as shopping activity rebounded unexpectedly despite growing economic worries.
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U.S. chain store retail sales rose in the latest week after sizable back-to-back declines, as consumers took to the stores for holiday shopping, a retail report said on Tuesday.
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U.S. chain store sales increased  slightly in the latest week, due in part to Labor Day sales and  back-to-school shopping, a report said on Tuesday.