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Saturday, March 13, 2010

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Retail sales make surprising gain in February

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Retail sales edged up 0.3% in February, surprising economists who had predicted that the month’s major snowstorms would prevent consumers from getting out to shop. The Commerce Department said Friday that the 0.3% rise in retail sales surpassed expectations that sales would decline by 0.2%.

  

 



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