Retail sales rise 0.4 percent with big gain for furnishings

Friday, December 13, 2002

WASHINGTON -- Energized shoppers pushed sales at the nation's retailers up by 0.4 percent in November, the best showing in three months. Sales of furniture and home furnishings posted the biggest gain in nearly two years.

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