US retail sales fell 0.3 percent in September as spending weakens for autos, gas and furniture By Washington Examiner October 15, 2014 12:31 pm FacebookTwitterEmailPrint Add Washington Examiner on Google FacebookTwitterEmailPrint WASHINGTON (AP) — US retail sales fell 0.3 percent in September as spending weakens for autos, gas and furniture. Recommended Stories Over 5,000 flights delayed or canceled on second day of FAA cuts as Duffy threatens more reductionsDid anyone win the US-Canada trade and tariff war?Supreme Court could save Trump by overturning his tariffs Related Content House House Republican says party ‘going to get killed’ in midterm elections Supreme Court Trump bemoans lack of unilateral tariff authority as ‘NOT’ what founders had in mind In Focus The Trump era is one of GOP decline Finance First round of November Social Security payments goes out in three days Finance December Social Security direct payment worth $967 goes out in 22 days