Final numbers for the holiday season including after-Christmas sales will not be known for a while.

VOA: special.2010.12.17

It is not known if the stories helped the company's sales, but they became extremely popular.

VOA: special.2009.01.24

And the sales total does not include all the doughnuts sold in specialty stores.

VOA: special.2010.04.12

But analysts say the full picture will not be known until major retailers report holiday sales numbers in January.

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

is relatively cheap. Dairyman Vander Haak says his energy sales have not been profitable.

VOA: standard.2010.02.23

It is not just domestic sales that jumped. Exports also increased by more than 18 per cent as demand increased for compact, fuel efficient cars in several countries.

VOA: standard.2009.03.13

That said,we're still not going anywhere fast." Despite an $8,000 tax incentive for first time home buyers, sales of existing homes have declined two months in a row.

VOA: standard.2010.03.02