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U.S. Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fall for Third Straight Month
U.S. retail sales unexpectedly fell in February for a third month, adding to signs that consumer spending will cool this quarter from the previous period's hot pace, according to Commerce Department figures released Wednesday. • Overall sales fell 0.1% (est. up 0.3%) after 0.1% decrease in prior month (prev. down 0.3%); Dec. figure revised to down 0.1%. • Purchases at automobile dealers fell 0.9%, the second straight month with such a reading. • So-called retail-control group sales, which are used to calculate GDP and exclude food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, rose ... (full story)
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