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Bloomberg

U.S. Economy: Retail Sales Unexpectedly Fell in May 

By Bob Willis

June 11 (Bloomberg) -- Sales at U.S. retailers unexpectedly dropped in May for the first time in eight months, indicating the rebound in consumer spending is cooling as Americans boost savings.

Whatever!  Try this on for size,  there are no jobs.  Millions of jobless are no-longer being counted because they are no-longer eligible for unemployment insurance.  For all intents and purposes,  they have been thrown away.

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Retail sales post big drop in May

By The Associated Press (AP)

RETAIL SALES: Retail sales fell 1.2 percent in May, the biggest drop in eight months. 

Gains in employment will be critical to make sure that consumer spending, which accounts for 70 percent of the economy, does not falter in coming months.

Good luck with that one.   

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Retail sales plummet in May

By Andrea Chang, Los Angeles Times

The decline of 1.2% from April is the biggest in eight months. The dive, in a broad array of categories, spurs new doubts about the state of the economic recovery. 'The climb may be steeper than we thought,' an industry spokesperson says.

Um,  No freakin' kidding!

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