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May Retail Sales Drop More Than Expected, With 0.9% Decline
The bureau had previously reported that monthly retail sales rose 0.1% in April. Compared with a year ago, however, sales ...
May Retail Sales
Retail sales dropped by a sharp -0.9 percent for May, even worse than the market expectation of -0.6 percent. Click to read.
US Retail Sales Drop for Second Month as Tariff Anxiety Sets In
US retail sales fell by the most since the start of the year in May, suggesting new tariffs deterred consumers from spending, ...
Weak US retail sales, manufacturing output point to softening economy
U.S. retail sales dropped more than expected in May, weighed down by a decline in motor vehicle purchases as a rush to beat ...
Retail Sales Sink 0.9% In May, Worse Than Expected
The Census Bureau's Advance Retail Sales Report for May showed consumer spending pulled back significantly last month, with ...
Shoppers cut spending at retailers in May. Trade wars still a drag on the economy.
Simmering trade wars have created a sort of stop-and-start economy — and the latest snapshot of retail sales in May ...
May Retail Sales in Focus as Fed Balances Inflation Risk and Slowing Consumer Demand
U.S. retail sales report could sway Fed policy as weak consumer demand and tariff effects raise recession and stagflation ...
China gets boost in retail sales as export goods stay home, while tariffs hit factory output
China has reported a mixed economic performance in May, as retail sales jumped while factory output slowed in the face of ...