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A sweeping increase in prices paired with a modest dip in the cost of gasoline combined to deliver a 1% advance in June retail sales, reversing a prior-month slump while also showing continued resilience and financial creativity on the part of cash-strapped consumers.Officially, the latest Commerce Department report released Friday July 15 showed the prior months reported 0.3% decline had also been dampened to a 0.1% dip. When sales at gas stations are backed out, retail sales were up 0.7% for the month compared to May, thanks to outsized gains in nonstore sales or eCommerce , which rose 2.2%, followed by 1.4% advances
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