Consumers were less willing to open up their wallets last month as retail sales fell 1.5%, following a 2.7% increase in August, the Commerce Department reported today.
September's figures were 5.7% below September 2008. From July through September, retail sales were 6.6% less than the same period last year.
Total retail and food sales in September were $344.6 billion, compared with $349 billion, in August.
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