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Archive Home > 2009 > September > 16 > Retail sales rise 2.7%

Retail sales rise 2.7%


September 16, 2009

WASHINGTON — The government’s popular Cash for Clunkers program helped propel retail sales in August to the highest level in three years, according to data released Tuesday. The U.S. Commerce Department reported August sales jumped 2.7 percent from the previous month, beating many economists’....

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