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Back-To-School Bumps Sales

WASHINGTON, DC-August retail sales climb 0.2% from July, and 6.6% from one year ago.

By Dana Dubriwny | Updated on September 14, 2006

WASHINGTON, DC-August retail sales, including non-general merchandise categories such as autos, gasoline stations and restaurants, climbed 0.2% from July and 6.6% from one year ago, the US Commerce Department reported today.

Clothing and clothing accessories stores, benefiting from the back-to-school promotions and end of summer sales, rose 7.3% unadjusted from last August, while showing a slight decrease of 0.3% from the prior month. Furniture and home furnishings stores rose 6.4% unadjusted from last year, while decreasing 0.3% from July.

Health and personal care stores increased 0.6% from the prior month and 7.3% unadjusted year-over-year. Sporting goods, hobby, book and music stores rose 0.8% month-to-month and 6.5% unadjusted from August 2005. Sales in electronics and appliances stores increased 0.1% from the prior month and 4.9% from a year ago.

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