Attention

The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not represent our advertisers

Monday, January 18, 2016

Retail Sales in U.S. Decrease to End Weakest Year Since 2009

Sales at U.S. retailers declined in December to wrap the weakest year since 2009, raising concern about the momentum in consumer spending heading into 2016.

The 0.1 percent drop matched the median forecast of 84 economists surveyed by Bloomberg and followed a 0.4 percent gain in November, Commerce Department figures showed Friday in Washington. For all of 2015, purchases climbed 2.1 percent, the smallest advance of the current economic expansion.

More

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

You ain't seen nothing yet , it's a commin folks , be prepared!
You got extra food means I got food unless you are prepared. Survival of the fittest , the winners are the ones with more ammo.