Abobe reported that consumers spent a record $11.8 billion online on Black Friday. The sales tally was up 9.1% year-over-year, above the expectation of most industry watchers. Gaming console sales were reported to be strong.

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Sales at U.S. retailers and restaurants rose slightly in September as resilient consumers moderated their spending after splurging over the summer.

Toyota sold 185,748 Toyota and Lexus vehicles in the U.S. in September, a 14.2% year-over-year increase in volume, according to a press release. For the third quarter, Toyota North America reported sales of 629,137 vehicles, a 16% increase.

Online sales in the U.S. on the Thanksgiving holiday are expected to rise 6% compared with last year to reach $8.6 billion, data from Salesforce showed on Thursday, suggesting shoppers were lapping up steep discounts from retailers to splurge amid tariff-induced macroeconomic uncertainty.

The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for September showed consumer spending was lower than expected, with headline sales rising 0.2% versus the expected 0.4% monthly growth.

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By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) -German import prices fell in October, though less than forecast, while retail sales unexpectedly decreased in the same month, data from the statistics office showed on Friday.