WASHINGTON — Consumers opened up their wallets a bit more last month but there is still a long way to go before purchasing is at the levels of last year.
Retail sales increased 1% in January, the first rise after six consecutive months of declining sales numbers. Last month's figures were 9.7% below those of January 2008.
Total retail and food sales in January were $344.6 billion, up from the revised figure of $341,072 billion for December.
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