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Jobless claims down slightly, retail sales up slig…

Jobless claims down slightly, retail sales up slightly

Reuters reports: “U.S. jobless claims eased last week and retail sales inched higher in May, the government said on Thursday in reports that painted a moderately positive picture of the economy.”

Retail sales grew 0.1 percent. Taking out the gasoline component, which fell, retail sales gained 0.4 percent.

First-time unemployment claims fell 17,000 to 430,000.

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    • Posted by George Lenard
    on June 12, 2003
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