US Holiday Sales Rise
515 views · Published 28 December 2009 · 1:51 · Indexed 20 September 2026
Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics
New figures released Monday show that holiday shoppers in the U.S. spent a little more compared to last year. Mastercard, which compiled the data, says retail sales rose 3.6 percent from November until Christmas day, up sharply from a 2.3 percent drop for the same time last year. VOA's Mil Arcega reports.