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Holiday retail sales surpassed expectations this past season, rising 4.1% to $471.5 billion; slightly higher than the National Retail Federation forecast of 3.8% growth.
According to the NRF, December retail-industry sales (excluding automobiles, gas stations and restaurants) increased 4.1% over the prior year and decreased .06% from November.
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A full 41% of the 13,472 online shopping consumers polled from Nov. 17 to Nov. 30 in the fourth annual winter holiday survey from PriceGrabber plan to shop between Dec. 21 and Dec. 24 for gifts.
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