U.S. retail sales unexpectedly rose in August, suggesting that the economy remained on a solid footing through much of the third quarter.
Retail sales increased 0.1% last month after an upwardly revised 1.1% surge in July, 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, falling 0.2% after a previ...