WASHINGTON -- Consumer spending at retail outlets fell againlast month, as the recession continued to batter key parts of theeconomy.

Retail sales fell 1.8% in November, the fifth consecutivemonthly decline, the Commerce Department reported today. Lastmonth's figures were 7.4% less than those in November 2007.

In October, retail sales fell 2.8%.

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