US: Retail sales climb 0.2% in December

FXstreet.com (Córdoba) - US retail sales rose 0.2% in December while excluding autos they jumped 0.7% during the same period the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Both readings come above market expectations of 0.1% and 0.4% respectively. Meanwhile, November retail sales was downwardly revised to 0.4% from 0.7%. Over the 12 months of 2013, retail sales rose 4.2%.