Early metrics suggest Christmas shopping will remain robust this year.
American Eagle Outfitters store at the Mall of America in Bloomington, Minn., on Aug. 29, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times
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Shoppers kept their wallets open in September as retail sales rose, though less than expected.
Retail sales increased for the fourth consecutive month, rising 0.2 percent for a total of $733.3 billion, according to data released on Nov. 25 by the Department of Commerce’s Census Bureau. This followed a 0.6 percent rise in August and represented the smallest increase in four months.
Andrew Moran has been writing about business, economics, and finance for more than a decade. He is the author of “The War on Cash.”
