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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
US shoppers boost late holiday spending
Super Saturday weekend sales 2.4 per cent higher than last year's
SEASON FOR SHOPPING: The late shopping surge is expected to continue all the way through Christmas Eve. Lower unemployment, falling gas prices and rising consumer sentiment helped spur spending last month.
PHOTO: AFP
New York
US shoppers spent 2.4 per cent more during the weekend before the Christmas holiday this year, giving a boost to retailers in the final days of 2014.
Purchases during the so-called Super Saturday weekend rose to US$42 billion, up from US$41 billion during the same weekend
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