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January 16, 2018

Retailers saw upbeat sales over holidays

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — Ebullient U.S. consumers shopped at the healthiest pace in more than a decade during the holiday season, a sign of burgeoning economic strength.

Retail sales rose 0.4 percent in December, the Commerce Department said Friday, after a 0.9 percent surge in November. Spending for the two months combined was the best since 2005.


 
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