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US retail sales unexpectedly decline

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U.S. retail sales dropped for the first time in seven months during September.

A Commerce Department report indicates retail sales slipped 0.3% last month. It was the first decrease since February.

Economists had forecasted retail sales would improve by 0.3% in September.

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