WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- U.S. retail sales were flat in July amid lower gas prices, after rising by a revised 0.8 percent in the previous month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday in a report.
Retail sales, which aren't adjusted for inflation, totaled 682.8 billion U.S. dollars in July, according to the report. Total sales for the May-July period were up 9.2 percent from a year ago.
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