Redbook: Retail Sales Up 2.4% in Week Ended June 16

NEW YORK – Retail sales grew 2.4% in the week ended June 16 after a 2.0% rise the week before, according to the weekly retail sales report released by Johnson Redbook Tuesday.

Month-to-date, June was up 2.5% from June 2011 (a 2.9% rise expected) and 0.5% better than May (0.9% increase expected).

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