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Retail sales rise a better-than-expected 1.2% in August after shoppers pulled back spending in July

from Latest Stories from The Associated Press · host The Associated Press

Consumer spending made a comeback in August, even as Americans continue to deal with higher prices at the pump and elsewhere. The AP’s Marcela Sanchez reports.

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