Not exact matches
«Varying reports have also
indicated weakness in the consumer economy due to flagging brick - and - mortar
sales over the holiday weekend, but what we may really be seeing is an
accelerating shift to online buying as mobile phones spur increased showrooming activity,» he continued.
Numbers for November and December aren't yet published on the AAP site, though today's numbers from the IDPF, which are supplied by the AAP,
indicated that e-book
sales have
accelerated yet again, up 108 percent for November.
The August figured
indicate that home
sales lack the stamina to keep
accelerating.
«[2016]'s moderate gains in existing prices and
sales, versus the
accelerated growth we've seen in previous years,
indicate that we are entering a normal, but healthy housing market,» said Jonathan Smoke, chief economist at Realtor.com.
«Even though near - term concerns over income and
sales growth are restraining consumer spending, business hiring, and new building, a number of positive signs in the economy
indicate that growth will continue and is likely to
accelerate in the second half of this year,» Nothaft said.