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slash G-O. Consumers are buying new furniture, but not new houses. From Marketplace, I'm Nancy Marshall

Genser in for David Bancaccio. Digging a little deeper into those relatively encouraging retail sales numbers we got from the Census Bureau on Friday, consumer spending was up pretty significantly for more expensive items.

Sales at car dealers were up 4.7% in July from the year before.

Furniture sales were up 5.1%.

All that big-ticket buying comes, despite a softening labor market and broader economic uncertainty.

Here's Marketplace's Matt Levin.

Sales are up 20% or so, month over month, that Brenner's furniture and mattress in Eugene, Oregon.

Revenue and foot traffic are up from last year, too.

If you're wondering why consumers are buying big-ticket items like recliners and sofas in the midst of a

slowing job market, General Manager Lance Miles has the same question. Yeah, I have no clue, man. It doesn't make any sense to me.

Miles says he does see one sign of uncertainty, maybe ever so slightly slipping into customer

mindsets.

Sof is in the $500 range are a little more popular than the $1,000 models these days.

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