US retail sales jump in a sign of more confident consumers
The upswing in shopping reflects greater confidence in an economy still shaking off the ravages of a recession that officially ended six years ago.
View ArticleUS retail sales fall in June as consumers stay cautious
Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in June, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, the weakest showing since February's harsh winter weather kept shoppers indoors.
View ArticleCar-buying fuels bump in September retail sales
More Americans are buying cars and dining out as the U.S. economy has entered its seventh straight year of expansion.
View ArticleUS retail sales crawl upward in Oct., led by online shopping
Retail earnings that arrived this week have been far from robust.
View ArticleMartin Cantor: Online shopping could make or break county budgets
Shopping pattern matters because most online purchasers don’t pay sales tax, impacting both Nassau and Suffolk counties.
View ArticleUS retail sales dipped in August as auto sales fell
Biggest one-month decline since February.
View ArticleRetail group forecasts solid retail sales growth for 2019
Retail sales should grow between 3.8 percent and 4.4 percent to more than $3.8 trillion this year.
View ArticleHoliday shopping off to slow start, US retail sales up 0.2%
With Thanksgiving falling later in November there were fewer shopping days after Black Friday.
View ArticleRetail sales grew a slower-than-expected 0.3% in October
October's growth was much smaller than in September, when it rose 1.6%, the U.S. Commerce Department said.
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