US holiday retail sales grow 3.1%, down from the previous year
27 Dec 2023
US retail sales rose 3.1% between Nov. 1 and Dec. 24, as shoppers looked for last-minute Christmas deals amid big promotions, a Mastercard report showed on Tuesday. The increase is lower than the 3.7% growth Mastercard forecast in September and last year’s 7.6% rise as higher interest rates