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

Retail sales dropped 0.9% last month, the biggest decrease since March 2023, after an upwardly revised 0.7% increase in December, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said.

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 fell 1.2% in January, hurt in part by cold weather that kept more Americans indoors, denting sales at car dealers and most other stores. Advertisement.

Retail sales jump as people rush to buy cars before tariffs The key driver of the economy saw the biggest increase in over two years in March, as car buyers tried to get ahead of President Trump's ...

Retail sales declined 0.9%, even more than the 0.6% drop expected from the Dow Jones consensus. However, excluding a series of items such as auto dealers, building materials suppliers, gas ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumers spent slightly more at retail stores last month after ramping up their shopping in March to get ahead of tariffs. Sales at retail stores and restaurants rose ...