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Overview of retailer performance during the 2003 holiday season
Total sales Total employment in retail stores
$ billions year over year % change millions year over year % change
November
27.3
0.5
1.58
1.7
December
32.2
3.2
1.62
2.4
Total (holiday season)
59.5
2.0
1.601
2.0

1. Average of November and December.
Sources: Monthly Retail Trade Survey and Survey of Employment, Payrolls and Hours.