Aug. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Census Bureau reported Thursday that July retail sales were better than expected, as consumer inflation also dipped. Retail sales rose 1% over June to $709.7 billion, up 2.7% from a year ago. Advertisement The increase greatly exceeded Dow Jones economists' expectations of a 0.3% bump. Census data showed total retail and food services sales rose 2.9% over the past seven months. "Retail trade sales were up 1.1% from June 2024, and up 2.6% from last year," the Census

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