{
  "id": 7793914,
  "title": "US Retail Sales Rise 1.2% in August After Dropping in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/us-retail-sales-rise-1-2-in-august-after-dropping-in-july",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-16T13:30:45.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bloomberg",
    "slug": "bloomberg",
    "url": "https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2026-09-16/us-retail-sales-rise-1-2-in-august-after-a-drop-in-july-video"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "US retail sales rose broadly in August showing that consumers are still spending despite higher gasoline prices. Twelve of 13 retail categories reported increases, boosted by back-to-school shopping. Sales were up by 1.2% beating the estimate of 0.8%. Bloomberg's Michael McKee reports from Washington. (Source: Bloomberg)",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}