Retail sales in the United States rose by 0.6 percent in August, exceeding expectations, according to official data.
The US Department of Commerce showed that the value of retail sales increased last month, after an increase of 0.5% last July, according to revised data.
Analysts had expected sales growth last month of 0.2 percent, after growth of 0.7 percent in the previous month, according to preliminary data.
Excluding sales of cars and spare parts, retail sales rose by 0.6 percent in August after increasing by 0.7 percent in July.
