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May 16, 2019

Retail sales in 2019 are a wild ride, slip 0.2% in April

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER
AP Economics Writer

WASHINGTON — U.S. retail sales declined last month as Americans cut back their spending on clothes, appliances, and home and garden supplies.

Sales dropped 0.2% in April, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, after a big 1.7% jump in March. Car sales dropped 1.1% last month and sales at electronics and appliance stores dropped 1.3%.


 
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