The apparent strength of retail sales growth over the final few months of last year suggests that the looming fiscal cliff, including the risk of higher taxes, did little to deter consumers over the holiday shopping season. Retail sales values increased by 0.5% m/m in December, well above the consensus forecast at 0.2%.
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