The engine of this economy — consumers — slowed in May. Consumer spending is responsible for more than two-thirds of gross ...

"Core" retail spending, which excludes car, gas and restaurant sales, ros about 4.2% from May 2024 to May 2025, the National ...

Retail sales slid in May amid an ongoing reset in U.S. trade policy that has consumers and businesses watching what they spend. U.S. retail and food services sales were $715.4 billion in May, down ...

Retail sales fell sharply in May as consumers pulled back after a sharp increase in spending in March to get ahead of President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs on nearly all imports ...

Retail spending — one of the key drivers in the economy — saw its biggest jump in more than two years during March, as more people rushed to buy cars and other big-ticket items ahead of ...

Retail sales rose 1.4% in March, matching forecasts and serving as the best reading in over two years in the latest sign of the US economy's resilience before this month's sweeping reciprocal ...

Retail sales rise 1.4% in March as shoppers stock up on big ticket items ahead of tariffs U.S. shoppers went on a spending spree on foreign-made new big ticket items before expansive tariffs kick in ...

Retail sales climbed 1.4% in March from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Wednesday, up from February’s 0.2% gain and the highest monthly gain since January 2023.

The advanced estimate of retail sales showed an increase of 1.4% on the month, better than the 1.2% Dow Jones estimate and higher than the 0.2% increase in February. The year-over-year rise was 4. ...