Retail Sales Probably Slowed in August: U.S. Economy Preview

U.S. retail sales rose in August at the slowest pace in three months, tempered by limited job and income growth, economists said before a report this week.

The projected 0.2 percent gain would follow a 0.5 percent increase in July, according to the median forecast in a Bloomberg News survey ahead of Commerce Department figures on Sept. 14. Production slowed in August and inflation cooled from the previous month, other reports may show.