If you put the two months together it still looks as if retail sales were strong at the beginning of the year -- an average increase of 0.8 percent for each of the two months.
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We got good news on inflation. People anticipate that with inflation still very low, the Fed will stay on hold for awhile.
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We're still in a seasonally weak period of year, where companies are trimming workforces, ... It weighs on people's minds when they hear about companies cutting back.
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Growth is still at a healthy level.
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