India, June 17 -- Retail sales in the U.S. increased by much more than expected in the month of May, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Wednesday.
The Commerce Department said retail sales grew by 0.9 percent in May after rising by a downwardly revised 0.4 percent in April.
Economists had expected retail sales to climb by 0.5 percent, matching the increase originally reported for the previous month.
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