Customer looks at wide screen TV sets Costco store in Mountain View, Calif., Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Consumers bought less clothing and footwear in April than they did in the same month last year but opened their wallets for electronics, major appliances and status goods, purchase data released Wednesday show. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)

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Retail data: Consumers 'took a breather' in April

• By ncs-import
• May 5, 2010