Tuesday, December 16, 2008

US Sales and Producer Prices Fall

Both producer and retail prices fell quite a bit in November due to decreased consumer spending and the reduction in energy prices. Sales fell 1.8 percent, which is the fifth consecutive decrease, but better than October’s 2.9 percent decrease.

The percentage fall is retail sales was not a bad as analysts had expected. Gas price reduction played a major part in the decrease in these percentages.

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