Retail uptick: Clothes, electronics sales up sharply

Garrett:

Sales tax collections in Texas on retail purchases, which have been posting single-digit decreases for more than a year, increased by 4.8 percent in April, an expert said today. Leading the way were sharp increases in consumer activity at clothing and electronics goods stores, chief revenue estimator John Heleman.of Comptroller Susan Combs' office told the House Appropriations Committee.
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