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US: Decline in retail sales fuel recession fears

US: Decline in retail sales fuel recession fears

Rediff.com7 Nov 2008

Analysts said declining sales across the board from high end to low end stores points to the possibility of prolonged recession with consumers refraining from spending because of weakening job markets with hundreds of thousands losing jobs. Even those who have jobs are cutting down on spending because of fears of possible lay off as no one is sure how long the economic difficulties would last.