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Wednesday, February 16, 2022 8:48:21 AM
The numbers: Sales at U.S. retailers such as Amazon and Best Buy jumped 3.8% in January as Americans bought more cars, furniture, consumer electronics and other goods in a good sign for the economy.
Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a 2.1% gain.
Households bought more goods in early 2022 after paring back in the final month of last year. Retail sales fell a revised 2.5% in December.
A rapid decline in omicron cases likely abetted the increase in spending.
Rapidly rising prices for gas, food, new cars and so forth played a part, but only a small one. Consumer prices rose 0.6% in January. The inflation-adjusted increase in spending was still quite large.
Retail sales are a big part of consumer spending and offer clues on the strength of the U.S. economy.
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