...spending at retailers in April.Some analysts raised their growth forecasts for the April-June quarter after the April retail sales report. Even so, most expect growth has slowed to an annual rate of around 2 percent, down from the 2.5 percent...

...year 2013, which economists estimate will equal a 4 percent pay cut and cost the local economy $20 million in lost retail sales.Beyond the numbers, it is the logistics of the furlough that remains unknown.On Wednesday, Fort Gordon's public...

...drive economic growth this spring.Retail sales edged up 0.1 percent in April...gas stations 4.7 percent. The retail sales report is not adjusted for price...spending rose 0.7 percent. Core retail sales, which exclude gas, autos and...

...posted gains that missed Wall Street estimates.Costco Wholesale Corp., which accounts for about two-thirds of the retail sales tally, reported that revenue at stores open at least a year climbed 4 percent in April. That's below the 4.5...

...months of 2012, according to the Federal Reserve, just 2 percent below the peak reached in the fall of 2007.RETAIL SALES: Retail sales totaled $421.4 billion in February. Adjusted for inflation, that was nearly 18 percent above the recession...

...they were four years ago, during the recession.Both firms track shipments of PCs from the manufacturer rather than retail sales. Shipments correlate closely with sales. The figures include shipments of Apple's Macs, which account for about...

...slowed sales.By contrast, the Labor Department said earlier this month that job growth slowed sharply in March. And retail sales declined in March by the most in nine months, a separate report said last week.Dana Saporta, an economist at Credit...

...for fuel has lagged since the year began.AAA said the recent decreases came after the Commerce De part ment reported retail sales dropped in March and a report showed that consumer sentiment is at a nine-month low.The lag in fuel demand has caused...

...slowed sales.By contrast, the Labor Department said earlier this month that job growth slowed sharply in March. And retail sales declined in March by the most in nine months, a separate report said last week.Dana Saporta, an economist at Credit...

...last recorded Nov. 19, 2009.Extended low lake levels have been cited as possible factors in slow real estate and retail sales linked to reduced recreational use of the lake.The reservoir also provides flow for the Savannah River, which is...