Car sales fall hits US spending

US retail sales in record plunge
US retail sales fell sharply last month, recording the biggest monthly decline since 1992, as hard-up consumers avoided the shops.

European car sales hit the skids
Car sales in Western Europe fell by 15.5% year-on-year in October, J.D. Power Automotive said.

Fall in eurozone retail sales
Retail spending across the eurozone declines in September, official figures show.

Spanish and French car sales dive
The economic slowdown continues to affect the sale of new cars in Spain and France, official figures suggest.

US retail sales decline sharply
US retail sales fell sharply in September, the biggest monthly decline in more than three years, as consumers shunned the shops.