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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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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Consumer inflation surged by the largest amount in more than two years in November, led by a huge jump in gasoline prices.
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Inflation at the wholesale level surged by the largest amount in more than three decades in November, reflecting higher prices for gasoline and a host of other items.
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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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The bond market rallied and a government report on retail sales exceeded economistsâ estimates.
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America's trade deficit swelled to an all-time high of &#36;55.5 billion in October as imports &#151; including those from China &#151; surged to the loftiest levels on record. Skyrocketing crude-oil prices also contributed to the yawning trade gap.
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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.
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A large climb in September U.S.  retail sales and bigger-than-expected gains in underlying  producer prices boosted hopes for stronger growth and bets that  the Federal Reserve will continue to raise interest rates.
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Prices of goods imported into the United States rose last month for the first time in three months because of an increase in the cost of natural gas purchases.
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Wholesale prices shot up 3.2 percent in November, the biggest jump in 34 years, propelled by gasoline prices. Meanwhile retail sales rose by the largest amount in six months.
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Sales at retailers posted a much  stronger-than-expected 1.2 percent rise in November, government  data showed on Thursday, as holiday shoppers coped with high  energy costs and the fallout from a housing slump.
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Retail sales unexpectedly accelerated at the fastest rate in three years, lifted by rising incomes and a stock market that has doubled this year. Sales rose 15.9 percent from a year earlier to 715.8 billion yuan ($94 billion) after gaining 15.5 percent in April, the statistics bureau said. The gain was the biggest since May 2004 after adjusting for distortions caused by Chinaâs Lunar New Year holidays.
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Consumers battered by a multitude of economic woes came roaring back in November, pushing retail sales up by the largest amount in four months.
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Retail sales in China in November grow at the fastest rate since the government began collecting the data.
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China's retail sales in the first two months rose a strong 14.7 percent from a year earlier, reinforcing a trend of sturdy spending buoyed by rising incomes and government steps to spur consumption.
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America's trade deficit rose to its second-highest level of the year as the price of imported crude oil jumped and demand for Chinese products remained strong despite recalls of tainted products.