September 21, 2012 Higher gasoline prices, a rebound in auto purchases from July, and stronger sales of building materials and supplies provided a lift to headline retail sales, which posted modest gains in August. Core retail sales, net of auto, gasoline and building materials sales, did not fare as well as August levels slipped a […]
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