Prices have risen sharply for cars, gas, food and furniture, but so far it has not held back American consumers, who ramped up their spending at retail stores last month. Last week the government reported that retail sales jumped 3.8% from December to January, a much bigger increase than economists had expected. Though inflation helped juice that figure, most of January’s gain reflected more purchases, not higher prices.
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