German consumer spending dented as retail sales fall in November
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German retail sales took an unexpected tumble in November, denting hopes for a noticeable pick-up in consumer spending in the eurozone's biggest economy, where chronically weak domestic demand remains the main ...
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_ The holiday shopping season began with a surge in spending but consumers faded by the long Thanksgiving weekend&#39;s close and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.
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The confidence of US consumers worsened in November, a research firm said Tuesday, with the number falling below Wall Street&#39;s expectations.
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WASHINGTON - Americaâs consumers came off a buying binge and were less jolly spenders in November. Newhome sales, meanwhile, cooled from a record high, while demand for big-ticket manufactured goods rebounded.
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Retail sales in Germany fell sharply in January as a result of the steep rise in value-added or sales tax (VAT) which came into effect at the start of the month, data showed Friday.
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Sales at US retailers including Wal- Mart Stores Inc. probably slowed in November, the start of the holiday shopping season, as rising energy prices curbed consumer spending.
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Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January  --  the weakest showing in five months  --  as a big drop in demand for cars offset strength at clothing and department stores. Spending was powered mostly by consumers anxious to use holiday gift cards.
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U.S. chain store sales fell in the  last week of November, as shoppers focused on discounted rather  than full-priced items, a report said on Tuesday.
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The holiday shopping season may not be so bad after all. Consumers came surging back into stores in November, revving retail sales at the fastest pace in four months.
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Business confidence in Germany, Europe&#39;s largest economy, fell to its lowest level in more than a year in November as the euro&#39;s climb to a record high against the dollar threatened exports and unemployment at a five-year high crimped consumer spending
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The same-store sales decline slows in November and December, and net income increases.
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The nation's retailers had a disappointing start to the holiday season, reporting sluggish sales for November as a much hoped-for surge in Thanksgiving weekend business failed to materialize.
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Business confidence in Germany slipped more than expected in December, hitting its lowest point since January 2006 only a month after it snapped a six-month decline.
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The holiday shopping season began with a surge in spending, but consumers faded by the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend and many retailers were facing decent but hardly impressive sales.
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German retail sales drop in July, while unemployment rises in August, official figures show.
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Retail sales in Germany fell slightly in October, again confounding analysts' expectations on the assumption that consumers would make big-ticket purchases before a rise in sales tax (VAT) next year.
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NEW YORK -- The nation's consumers, uninspired by this season's fashions and rattled by high gas prices and the weak housing market, shopped gingerly last month, extending the misery of retailers who have struggled with a spending slowdown since February.