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>> thank you so much. >> reporter: but lowe's has been running sales since october, trying to capitalize on the 46% of shoppers who plan to buy earlier than normal this year. >> we're seeing consumers really move up their holiday shopping time line, not just for this historical trend, but also because of some concerns around supply chain disruptions and inventory issues. >> reporter: and there's no indication 30-year record inflation is stopping shoppers from spending. >> we are expecting for the overall holiday shopping season that retail sales will grow somewhere between 8.5 and 10.5%. which...

Capitalize from the 46% of shoppers who plan to buy earlier than normal this year. >> we're seeing consumers really move up their holiday shopping time line, not just for this historical trend but also because of some concerns around supply chain disruptions and inventory issues. >> reporter: and there is no indication 30 year record inflation is stopping shoppers from spending. >> we're expecting for the overall holiday shopping season that retail sales will grow somewhere between 8.5% and 10.5%. which is certainly much higher growth than the level of inflation. >> reporter: and it is not jus...

Shopping timeline, not just for this historical trend but also because of some concerns around supply chain disruptions and inventory issues. >> reporter: and there's no indication 30-year record inflation is stopping shoppers from spending. >> we are expecting that retail sales will grow between 8.5 and 10.5%, much higher growth than the level of inflation. >> reporter: and it's not just growth but record spending. up to $860 billion in the last two months of 2021. 2 million more people are expected to shop from thanksgiving day through cyber monday this year compared to last. >> those trends...

Projections of average individual spending are kind of all over the map. forecasts from three separate spending surveys range from $800 to $1,500. overall, the national retail federation predicts record sales possibly as high as $860 billion, which would be more than 10% higher than last year. a new turn in the fight over who controls the post office, will it bring an end to the policies that have slowed down your mail? customers on magenta max can get the new iphone 13 pro— and t-mobile will pay for it! it has the most advanced iphone camera ever! i'm talking new customers! i'm talking ab...

As we talk about investment in stram america, let's talk about el salvador. according to the office of the united states trade representatives, the foreign direct investment from private american companies to el salvador in 2019 was about $3.4 billion. for the other northern triangle countries it was $1.3 billion for honduras and $746 million for guatemala. that's compared to $860 billion in fdi that went to the netherlands, the country that received the highest amount in 2019. trailing them was the united kingdom at $851 billion and luxembourg at $776 billion. on the federal side investment w...