US retail sales fall unexpectedly
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US retail sales slide in June by the biggest amount in almost two years, sparking fears about growth.
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US 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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Concern about the US housing market returns as a key survey shows sales have fallen to a near five-year low.
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Retail sales slid in August as people steered away from buying cars and shoppers kept a close eye on their spending after splurging in July.
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TOKYO, Tuesday, Nov. 28 (Bloomberg News) Â JapanÂs retail sales unexpectedly fell for a second month, undermining the central bankÂs case that consumer spending will accelerate and help justify raising its interest rates, which are the lowest among major economies.
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BEIJING, Dec. 14 -- Sales at US retailers may have fallen in November as consumers took a break after spending at the fastest pace in almost three years, economists said in advance of yesterday&#39;s Commerce Department report.
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Sales at retailers surprisingly dropped 0.9 percent in June, the biggest decline in almost two years, as car and gasoline sales fell, a government report showed on Friday.
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Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January  --  the weakest showing in five months  --  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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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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Sales at retailers surprisingly  dropped 0.9 percent in June, the biggest decline in almost two  years, as car and gasoline sales fell, a government report  showed on Friday.
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Retail sales fell in October for the first time for three months, official figures showed, raising worries about a subdued start to the crucial Christmas trading period.
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A surprise drop in US wholesale prices in August showed inflation apparently in check, but analysts said this was good and bad news for the US economy.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14  â Retail sales, hurt by a big drop in autos, slowed at the start of the year while business inventories had their poorest showing in 17 months.
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Retail sales, hurt by a big drop in auto purchases, slowed at the start of the year and business inventories turned in the poorest showing in 17 months.
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Crucial US holiday sales launched with a flop, retailers reported.
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Figures showing a drop in retail sales spark fears that the recent consumer spending rebound could be coming to an end.
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Sales at U.S. retailers fell 0.4 percent in December and were less vigorous in November than previously thought, according to a government report on Tuesday that implied costlier energy and slumping housing prices were taking a toll on consumers.