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Retail sales also fell last month, while firms from Walmart to Delta Air Lines have warned of slackening demand.

The report cautioned that it is too early to determine what caused the rate to slacken.

Last year — amid a stagnating economy and slackening labor market — it reached record highs.

It was only by goal number 10 that the pace slackened.

For Congress to even contemplate a slackening of the regulation that already exists is nothing short of absurd.