US retail sales increased in more than expected in November amid an acceleration in motor vehicle purchases, consistent with strong underlying momentum in the economy as the year winds down.
Retail sales jumped 0.7 percent last month after an upwardly revised 0.5 percent gain in October, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said on Tuesday.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales, which are mostly goods and are not adjusted for inflation, advancing 0.5 percent after a…

