Will retail sales figures show the US economy in decent health?

Investors will be watching monthly US retail sales closely this week. September saw the first stumble in seven months, fanning worries that slowing economic growth had finally caught up with the American consumer. Economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect the data for October, to be released on Friday, to show an increase of 0.2 per cent.

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