US retail sales leap 2.7 per cent in August
Wed Sep 16 02:09:58 EST 2009
Tue Sep 15 16:09:58 UTC 2009
There's more signs the US is emerging out the financial crisis .. with retail sales surging 2.7 per cent in August.
The Commerce Department says the monthly increase is the steepest since January 2006.
It says the increase was led by the government's popular "Cash for Clunkers" program that boosted auto sales.
