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2006-2-14-15-11-5-24982
In a statement Tuesday morning, Treasury Secretary John Snow said: Today's report on retail sales is yet another unmistakable sign that the U.S. economy is strong, it is heading in the right direction and Americans are confident. With a jump of 2.3 percent for January, this was one of the biggest month-to-month increases in over a decade and a half.