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Retail sales jumped strongly in December, boosted in part by two busy holiday shopping days during Thanksgiving weekend falling in the final month of the year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor.

Moderate retail sales growth continued in November even as two of the holiday season’s busiest shopping days bumped over into December and weren’t included in the month’s totals.

Retail sales bounced back strongly in October as the economy remained in good shape and consumers moved past concerns about a port strike and other issues that slowed September’s sales, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor.

Early Halloween shopping is on the rise, with 47% of survey participants beginning their shopping before October, according to the National Retail Federation’s annual survey. Total Halloween spending is expected to reach $11.6 billion, after last year’s record-setting $12.2 billion.

Payments and financial services technology provider Fiserv, Inc. has published the Fiserv Small Business Index™ for July 2024. Nationally, the seasonally adjusted index for July rose to 141. This jump in consumer spending followed a four-point decline in June.

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