US Holiday Sales Rise

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Channel: Voice of America · 2009 · News & Politics

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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.

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