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October 18, 2021

Resilient shoppers keep pushing retail sales

  • Sales rose 0.7% in September, a stronger showing than expected.
  • By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO
    AP Retail Writer

    NEW YORK — Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September even while facing sticker shock in grocery aisles, car lots and restaurants as snarled global supply chains slow the flow of goods.

    Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.7% in September from the month before, the U.S. Commerce Department said Friday.


     
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