WASHINGTON ― After a steep drop in December, U.S. retail sales began to rebound in January, increasing by 0.2% in a month marked by a government shutdown and a volatile stock market. The figure reported by the U.S. Commerce Department follows on a 1.6% decline in December, the largest in nine years. Eight out of 13 categories saw improvement in January, including the largest increase in spending on building materials since late 2017.
U.S. building materials sales surge in January
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