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Retail sales rose 0.2% after an unrevised 0.6% gain in August, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said. Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales, which are mostly goods and anot adjusted for inflation, would rise 0.4%.
The Census Bureau releases its long-delayed September report, providing crucial data on spending patterns ahead of the holiday season.
U.S. Retail Sales crept up 0.2% M/M to $733.3B in September, compared with the +0.6% increase in August, and less than the +0.4% consensus, according to the delayed data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday.
By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German import prices fell in October, though less than forecast, while retail sales unexpectedly decreased in the same month, data from the statistics office showed on Friday.