WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans likely spent cautiously in February at retail businesses, balancing a surge in hiring against higher taxes and gas prices.
Economists forecast that retail sales rose 0.2 percent in February from January, according to a survey by FactSet. That would be only slightly better than January’s 0.1 percent increase.
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