People shop at a mall in Santa Anita, California on Dec 20, 2021.
WASHINGTON – US consumers were in the mood to spend this holiday season, with retail sales soaring 8.5% over last year, a study released Sunday showed.
Online sales were up 11% and in-store sales up 8.1% between Nov 1 and Christmas Eve, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse study.
The increase, which was the strongest in 17 years, does not reflect automobile sales.
“Consumers splurged throughout the season,” said Steve Sadove, senior advisor for Mastercard and former CEO of Saks Incorporated.
The boom saw “apparel and department stores experiencing strong growth as shoppers sought to put their best dressed foot forward,” he said.
Americans flocked to clothing, which experienced a 47.3% increase in sales year-to-year as well as jewelry,…
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