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Wealthier Americans are driving retail spending and powering US economy

FILE - A shopper carries bags in Pittsburgh on June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

FILE - A shopper carries bags in Pittsburgh on June 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)

FILE - Shoppers consider rugs on display in a furniture store June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - Shoppers consider rugs on display in a furniture store June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

FILE - People gather at an Apple store for the release of the iPhone 14 on Sept. 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)

FILE - People gather at an Apple store for the release of the iPhone 14 on Sept. 16, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)