U.S. retail sales continue to increase in December

U.S. retail sales unexpectedly advanced more than initially estimated on the last month of 2013, however the pace of increase in November was revised downwardly, the Commerce Department showed in a report on Tuesday. The U.S. retail sales grew 0.2% in December, while it was originally seen to be rising 0.1%, down from a 0.4% advanced in November.