Retail sales constitute a significant portion of overall consumer spending and are seen as a key indicator of the overall ...

Retail sales aren’t adjusted for inflation, meaning these figures could artificially rise in the coming months as tariffs make goods more expensive, even if US consumers are buying less.

Retail sales rose 1.4% in March, after rising 0.2% in February, according to the Commerce Department. Retail sales fell 1.2% in January, hurt in part by cold weather that kept more Americans ...

Tariffs were likely top of mind for consumers, whose spending at motor vehicles and parts dealers rose 5.3 percent from a month earlier. US retail sales jumped in March, according to government ...

retail sales rose by 0.5 percent in March after climbing by 0.7 percent in February. Ex-auto sales were expected to rise by 0.3 percent. The views and opinions expressed herein are the views and ...

Retail sales increased 1.4% last month, the largest gain since January 2023, after an unrevised 0.2% rise in February, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said. Economists polled by Reuters ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — US retail sales ... Overall sales grew 1.4 percent last month to $734.9 billion, the commerce department said in a statement. That was slightly above market expectations of a ...