The recession continued to cause consumers to be stingy about parting with their money at retail outlets the Commerce Department reported today.

Retail sales fell 1.1% in March, the second consecutive monthly decline in that data Last month's figures were 9.4% below those of March 2008.

Total retail and food sales in March were $344 billion, down from $348 billion in February.

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