U.S. Retail Sales Hit Another New High in January
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightThe bad weather didn't keep all Americans from shopping in January. U.S. sales for retail and food services rose for the seventh month straight to $381.6 billion, according to the Census Bureau. That's a 0.3% increase compared to December, and a 7.8% jump from a year earlier. It also set a new high, breaking the previous best set in December. These numbers continue to suggest that American consumers are slowly getting more comfortable spending again. Let's start with the historical chart: