recovery in the united states as retail sales surged more than expected for the month of march the commerce department reported thursday u.s. retail sales were up 9.8 percent for the month as more americans were vaccinated and received their stimulus checks looking at some of these numbers here clothing stores saw an increase of more than 18 percent while spending it auto dealerships was up just over 15 percent for the month restaurants and bars 13.4 percent increase but still sit about 2 percent below where they were for the same month and 2020 again just at the onset of the pandemic and stores which specialize in building materials cell sales go up by more than 12 percent now in another bright sign for the economy the department of labor reported jobless claims for the week ending april 9th fell to their lowest level since the onset of the pandemic jobless claims came in at 576004 the week down by nearly 200000 from the week prior so with all this in my head and look at the impact on markets thursday with co-host christiane i just get see he is the founder and c.e.o. of strategy marketplace thank yo

the red. dow is about 200 points. >>> there is a good sign though for economic growth. americans spent $616 billion in march, up 4.2%. that's toe commerce department. surge in incomes helped fuel the increase. the government says personal income shot up more than 21%. >>> to all who come to this happy place, welcome. disneyland is your land. >> that music does something to you, right? today, more than a year after shutting down disneyland is reopening. visitors need to make reservations in advance. guests older than two must wear face coverings and temperature screenings are required before entering. admission for now is limited to only california residents. time for a check of our weather with meteorologist mary lee. we need to plan that disneyland trip. >> we do. how exciting! the first day it is open. i know michelle and gianna have some tickets so len and i need to make that happen too. >>> we are looking at a beautiful afternoon. we have more clouds in the sky, tracking that ocean breeze kicking in for us. that's why temperatures are cooler compared to yesterday at this time. let's show you our temperatures. really that temperature spread fro

the mall in march. according to commerce department retail sales soared 9.8% last month, much better than expected. is as economic restrictions continue to loosen nationwide and vaccine roll out accelerates. sales of clothes, food and beverage led the game. >> diane king hall, thank you much. >> thank you. >>> in oakland an unveiling today for the city's tallest mural. mayor libby schaaf will lead alchty e giant mural highlights the problem of food insecurity. it's part of joint initiative by un world food program and street art for mankind. >>> today after six months in space, a bay area astronaut will hurdle back to earth. >> the napa native spent a total 185 days on international space station. rubins got to do some pretty cool things. this was her fourth space walk. she continued solar power system upgrade and helped finishing wiring a european experiment background. >> she even got to vote from space during the november election more than 200 miles above earth using a secure electronic ballot. mission control forwarded the ballot to space station and relayed completed ballot to the county cler

the latter. >> if they do that analysis, donna, here are some dates that may be part of that. in march 26th of 2018, the commerce departmentcitizenship question to be put on the census. the court then blocks that. the trump orders the census to excludes undocumented immigrants. january 21st, biden reseriouses trump order on excluding undocumented immigrants. what does that pour tend to david jolly's point, donna? >> well, i think it was a very, very problematic census. i mean, keep in mind, for example, if you were an undocumented person, you are supposed to be counted, because the census requirement -- the constitutional requirement is we count every person in the united states. people were afraid, they were afraid to step up, afraid to be counted. there was a back and forth about who was going to be counted and when, and then there were all the changes in the process that the president announcing at one point there would be an extension, then pulling back on that. so i think there are going to be plenty of grounds to challenge the census count, and i would encourage, you know, especially some of these democratic-leaning

. >> reporter: the commerce department says retail sales surged nearly 10% in march.ted. why are we seeing such a big boost in retail sales right now -- right now? >> i think we have a lot of reasons to smile right now with respect to what's happening in the u.s. economy. we have the impacts of all the federal stimulus or relief payments. so there's money to spend right now. >> reporter: bankrate.com economic analyst mark hamrick said car dealers saw an increase in customers last month. there was also a big jump in business at clothing and sporting goods stores. >> what's perhaps most heartening right now is that we're seeing big pickups at brick and mortar retailers. >> reporter: businesses are looking for more workers, giving the job market a boost. last week there was a drop in the number of americans applying for unemployment benefits. where does the economy go from here? >> i think the sky's the limit for the u.s. economy. >> reporter: hamrick believes unemployment will continue to fall in the coming months, and spending will get closer to pre-pandemic levels. cb

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the commerce department reported that retail sales surged by nearly 10% in march over february. to home for most of us. has been for quite some time. but we're based out of the new york area. this show is, even though we haven't been there for quite some time. we've heard this new york has been in miserable shape. and a lot of our friends saying you wouldn't recognize it. and yet even reports now that even though midtown is still quiet, that parts of new york city are starting to come alive again and actually a lot of traffic, a lot of consumer traffic, as well. and some of these businesses are starting to make money, just like the airlines expect to be making money by mid summer. >> i mean, to your point, this -- and it's not just in new york city. we know that because we are there. you're in midtown, right? you're at 30 rock, you're seeing what's happening there. i'm in the suburban areas in new jersey and connecticut. if you look at the overall picture for the economy, we know the market and the economy are not the same thing. but we're talking about a scenario where the stoc