US retail sales data deepens year-end gloom
(AFP)
<p><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20081227/capt.cps.opr21.271208032531.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=PDCZdsc5ZvQxos0RGWBINg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Graphic showing Japan's industrial output, down a record 8.1 percent in November, according to official data released Friday.(AFP/Graphic)" border="0" /> (http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/business/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081227/bs_afp/financeeconomyworld)AFP - Christmas retail sales have plunged in the United States, according to a poll, as Japan reported record cuts in production and more signs emerged that Spain has entered a recession.</p><br clear="all"/>
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