August retail sales, industrial output soft
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Retail sales and industrial output eked out smaller-than-expected gains in August, according to data on Friday that kept in place expectations the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week.
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U.S. consumer prices barely budged  in August and activity at mid-Atlantic factories slumped this  month, according to reports on Thursday seen as boosting  chances of a pause later this year in the Federal Reserve's  drive to raise interest rates.
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Lower car sales in August resulted in a 0.3 per cent dip in overall retail sales in the United States during the month following a rise of 0.8 percent in July, the US Commerce Department reported on Tuesday.
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Retail sales were weaker than expected in August; confidence wanes.
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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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The sale of new single-family homes across the country rose by 9.4 percent in August, ending a two-month dip, the US Commerce Department reported yesterday.
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Monthly reports from factory purchasing managers reveal a slower than expected growth rate in August.
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Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly  rose in August after July sales came in much weaker than first  thought, while new orders for durable goods fell, according to  government reports on Wednesday that signaled continued  economic softness.
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As promised, the retailer reported strong same-store sales in August.
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WASHINGTON - Shoppers turned a bit tightfisted in August, dropping sales at the nation's retailers by 0.3 percent, providing fresh evidence of an erratic pace of consumer spending in recent months.    The decline in sales reported by the Commerce Department on Tuesday came after shoppers pushed sales up by a solid 0.8 percent in July as consumers' willingness to spend revived after a June lull...
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The August start of the back-to-school shopping season was a disappointment for major retailers, giving the industry a third straight month of tepid sales. Higher gasoline prices and consumers' ongoing worries about jobs contributed to the poor showing.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc. estimated that  August sales rose 2.7 percent at its U.S. stores open at least  a year, near the high end of its forecast.
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U.S. retail sales posted a larger-than-expected decline in August, a Commerce Department report on Tuesday showed, but the drop was mostly confined to the automotive sector.
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U.S. retailers on Thursday reported  weaker-than-expected August sales, generating the smallest  monthly gain in a year and a half as high gasoline prices cut  into back-to-school spending.
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Retail sales posted a modest gain in August, helped by the biggest jump in auto sales in more than a year. But there are concerns that spending could falter as the steep slump in housing and financial market turbulence weigh on consumer confidence.
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Retail sales rebounded by 0.6 percent in August, buoyed by higher sales in food, department and clothing stores, defying expectations of a second monthly decline.
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U.S. retailers on Thursday reported weaker-than-expected August sales, generating the smallest monthly gain in a year and a half as high gasoline prices cut into back-to-school spending.