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U.S. retail sales rose 0.8% in November. The consensus was at 0.6%, October reading (revised up 0.5%) was at +1.7%. On year level retail sales are up 7.0%.
U.S. producer price index rose 0.8% in October vs. 0.6% consensus. October reading was at 0.4%. On year level PPI is up 3.5%.
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