US retail sales inch up in line with estimates in April

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2025-05-15

Washington (dpa-AFX) - A report released by the US Commerce Department on Thursday showed a slight increase in US retail sales in the month of April. The Commerce Department said retail sales crept up by 0.1% in April after surging by an upwardly revised 1.7% in March. Economists had expected retail sales to inch up by 0.1% compared to the 1.4% jump originally reported for the previous month. Excluding a modest pullback in sales by motor vehicle......

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