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Consumers kept spending in May

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U.S. retail sales in May were 0.3 percent higher than in April, reports the Commerce Department. Stronger auto and parts dealer sales help boost the overall number. Economists were expecting a slight decline. Considering the inflation crisis, the Biden administration has been hard at work in dealing with the concerns of the American people in regard to…

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