WRAPUP 2-U.S. retail sales point to flagging economic momentum

... "The payroll tax increase is hurting," said Ian Shepherdson, an economist at Pantheon Macroeconomic Advisors in White Plains, New York. At the same time, a separate report showed wholesale prices fell sharply in March due to lower gasoline costs. ...



via White Plains Newswire http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/04/12/usa-economy-idUSL2N0CZ0D320130412?feedType=RSS&feedName=cyclicalConsumerGoodsSector