Plotlines: Retail sales slump
Chart shows retail sales last year rose at their slowest rate in five years (since 2002). Sales at U.S. retailers fell 0.4 percent in December and were less vigorous in November than previously thought, according to a Commerce Department release on Jan. 15.
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