text: Retail Sales Down; Trade Gap Larger  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the U.S. gap with its international trade partners widened  to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government  reports released on Tuesday showed.
inputs: Retail Sales Down; Trade Gap Larger  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. retail sales dipped in August  and the U.S. gap with its international trade partners widened  to a record level in the second quarter of the year, government  reports released on Tuesday showed.