Retail Sales rose 0.8 percent

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Retail Sales rose 0.8 percent

by happymanocha » Fri Dec 30, 2011 8:19 pm
Retail sales rose 0.8 of 1 percent in August,intensifying expectations that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of the 1.4 percent growth rate in personal spending for the previous quarter.

(A) that personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubled that of

(B) that personal spending in the July-September quarter would more than double

(C) of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it more than doubled

(D) of personal spending in the July-September quarter more than doubling that of

(E) of personal spending in the July-September quarter, that it would more than double that of

OA : B

As per OG, option D is technically correct. Can someone explain me how? There is an expectations in the future from past so would verb is required.
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