US Retail Sales Rebound on Car Buying, Holiday-Season Sales
Shoppers wait in line outside a store in Herald Square before opening on Black Friday in New York on Nov. 28.
Photographer: Adam Gray/BloombergUS retail sales rose in November by the most since July, fueled by a rebound in auto purchases and resilient holiday shopping.
The value of retail purchases, not adjusted for inflation, increased 0.6% after a downwardly revised 0.1% drop in October, Commerce Department data showed Wednesday. Excluding cars, sales climbed 0.5%.