According to government figures released Wednesday morning, retail sales rose 1.3% in October from September. 

"The 8.3% year-over-year increase, however, slipped a little bit from September’s 8.6% year-over-year gain, says Ted Rossman, senior industry analyst from Bankrate.com. "Like other recent months, year-over-year retail sales increases continue to be roughly in line with inflation."

KRLD's John Liddle broke down the numbers with Ted.

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