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Holiday sales up a 2d year in Mass.

5.1% gain is another sign state’s recovery is ahead of nation’s

By Jenn Abelson

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 17, 2012

Holiday sales soared 5.1 percent at merchants across the region - more than double the projection by the Retailers Association of Massachusetts, and ahead of the national average, in another sign that the Bay State economy is recovering at a faster pace. The 2011 holiday season marked the second straight year of sales increases in the Commonwealth - a significant turnaround from the previous three years of consecutive declines during November and December.

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