Retail Sales Dip in January
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U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January 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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US retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January on slower auto sales, but were up 0.6 percent excluding the automobile sector, the Commerce Department said.
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The January sales failed to help the UK High Street recover from a poor Christmas season, a survey by the British Retail Consortium finds.
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The nation's retailers delivered more evidence of a stumbling economy Thursday, as merchants including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. reported weak January results, extending a malaise that has deepened since the holiday shopping season.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  on  Thursday reported a lower-than-expected 0.5 percent rise in its  January sales at U.S. stores open at least a year, citing  unfavorable weather and gift card redemptions that were below  expectations.
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WASHINGTON -- Sales at the nation's retailers barely budged in February as bad winter weather kept already cautious shoppers away from the malls.
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The nation's retailers reported mixed results in January as frigid weather came too late in the month to help merchants clear out winter inventory. But stores' business was boosted by redemption of holiday gift cards.
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WASHINGTON -- Sales at the nation's retailers edged up by 0.1 percent in February as bad winter weather in many parts of the country kept shoppers away from the malls.
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Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January &#151; the weakest showing in five months &#151; as a big drop in demand for cars offset strength at clothing and department stores. Spending was powered mostly by consumers anxious to use holiday gift cards.
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-- U.S. consumer sentiment finished weaker in January, according to a survey released on Friday.
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Retail sales rose less than forecast in February as cold weather kept shoppers home.
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UK retail sales bounced back in January after the worst December in three years, a survey says.
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WASHINGTON -- Wholesale prices fell in January by the largest amount in three months amid retreating energy prices while new home construction plunged to the lowest level in nearly 10 years.
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Retailers felt the pinch following the Christmas trading period as sales plunged by 1.8 percent in January, the biggest monthly fall in four years, official data has shown.
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The nation's retailers, once hopeful for a strong spring selling season, are being forced to ratchet down their expectations after sales stalled amid the chill of February.
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Manufacturing output fell by 0.2 percent in January from the December figure, official data showed on Friday.
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U.S. consumer sentiment eased in early  January, according to a survey released on Friday.