Retail sales excluding automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services increased 0.4% in May after an upwardly revised 0.1% fall in April. These so-called core retail sales, which ...

Weak US Retail Sales, Manufacturing Output Point to Softening Economy. ... building materials and food services increased 0.4% in May after an upwardly revised 0.1% fall in April.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

Sales at retail stores and restaurants dropped 0.9% in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday, after a decline of 0.1% in April. Sales jumped 1.5% in March.

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US retail sales fall and Americans turn cautious after spending early this year to beat tariffs by: CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press. Posted: Jun 17, 2025 / 08:43 AM EDT.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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.

WASHINGTON (AP) — 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 ...

US retail sales fall and Americans turn cautious after spending early this year to beat tariffs by: CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, Associated Press. Posted: Jun 17, 2025 / 05:43 AM PDT.

US retail sales fall and Americans turn cautious after spending early this year to beat tariffs. By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer June 17, 2025.