US: Retail sales up 0.7% in November

FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - US retail sales grew 0.7% in November while excluding autos they jumped 0.4% during the same period the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Both readings come above market expectations of 0.6% and 0.2% respectively. Meanwhile, October readings were upwardly revised to 0.6% and 0.5%. November retail sales rose 4.7% from the same period a year earlier.