WASHINGTON, D.C. — US retail sales increased in November, according to government data released on Tuesday, as consumer spending picked up more than expected after a lull amid bad weather.

Sales rose 0.7 percent in November from a month earlier to $724.6 billion, up from a revised 0.5 percent in October, the Department of Commerce said in a statement.

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