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US retail sales up 0.8pc in September as higher fuel prices feed through

By Iain Gilbert

Date: Thursday 15 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - US retail sales rose 0.8% month‑on‑month in September, according to the Census Bureau, comfortably beating expectations and building on August's upwardly revised 1.3% gain.
The headline increase was driven largely by a 6.4% jump in sales at gasoline stations as higher fuel prices fed through. Overall retail sales,...

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