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US retail sales rebounded in March after three straight monthly declines as households boosted purchases of motor vehicles and other big-ticket items, suggesting consumer spending was heading into the second quarter with momentum. The Commerce Department said yesterday retail sales added 0.6 percent last month after an unrevised 0.1 percent dip in February. January data was revised to show sales falling 0.2 percent instead of the previously ...
China's gross domestic product expanded a seasonally adjusted 1.4 percent on quarter in the first quarter of 2018, the National Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday. more...