Retail sales rose a seasonally adjusted 0.4% last month from November to $729.2 billion, the Commerce Department said Thursday. While that was just shy of economists' expectation for a 0.5% gain ...

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Retail sales volumes (quantity bought) are estimated to have fallen by 0.3% in December 2024, following a small rise of 0.1% in November 2024 (revised down from 0.2% in our last publication). Falls in ...

A 12.7% increase in comparable pharmacy sales, which rose due to higher prices on branded drugs and more prescriptions filled, the company said. However, comparable retail sales fell 4.6% ...

The figures, announced Thursday, marked a clear sign that consumers are still able and willing to shop, and the data bodes well for 2025 even as shoppers remain deal-focused. Retail sales rose 0.4% in ...

Kena Betancur / Stringer / Getty Images Retail sales were higher in December, but they didn’t come in ahead of economist estimates, breaking a six month streak of U.S. consumers surprising ...

December 2024 retail sales were positive but slightly below expectations, with an increase in month-on-month sales by 0.4%. This was the fourth consecutive monthly expansion in retail sales and ...

The numbers: Retail sales rose at a solid pace in the final month of 2024, capping off a good holiday shopping season and suggesting the economy entered the new year with some momentum.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales increased in December as households bought motor vehicles and a range of other goods, pointing to strong demand in the economy and further reinforcing the ...