According to Commerce Department reports, there has been a much larger than expected growth in retail sales in the U.S.
Economists had expected a jump of 0.7 percent, but instead got 1.5 percent in September—more than double expectations—propelled by the sharpest jump in auto sales in nearly three years.
Reuters
Fri Oct 15, 2004 12:37 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A big climb in September U.S. retail sales and larger-than-expected gains in underlying producer prices boosted hopes for stronger growth …
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