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Sales on pace to fall again in Dec.; retail stockpiles continue slow recovery

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U.S. retail sales, undermined by inventory shortages resulting from tight chip supplies, are projected this month to drop 20 percent to 1,105,800 from December 2020, J.D. Power and LMC Automotive said Thursday. (DAVID PHILLIPS)
December 23, 2021 02:00 PM