Full CoverageRetail sales fell 0.9% in May, worse than expected, as consumers pulled back
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Americans cut back sharply on their spending last month amid tariffs
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Weak US retail sales, manufacturing output point to softening economy
By Lucia Mutikani
Retail sales slide in May on lower gas, auto sales amid tariff uncertainty
By Josh Schafer
Shoppers cut spending at U.S. retailers in May as trade wars drag on the economy
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U.S. Treasury yields slide after retail sales tumbled in May, raising recession fears
By Sean Conlon & Ying Shan Lee
Consumers spending drops in May as tariffs fuel anxiety
By Courtenay Brown
US retail sales fall by most in 2 years as Trump tariffs distort spending
By Stephanie Stacey & Miles McCormick
Americans turn cautious and retail sales slide after a spring rush to beat tariffs
By Christopher Rugaber & Anne D'Innocenzio
My Thoughts about those Retail Sales
By Wolf Richter
Gold prices treading water as U.S. retail sales fall 0.9% in May
By Neils Christensen & Anna Golubova
US retail sales fall and Americans turn cautious after spending early this year to beat tariffs
By Chris Rugaber
Retail sales slide in May amid trade tensions
By Tobias Burns
US May retail sales -0.9% vs -0.7% expected
By Adam Button
Consumer spending drops thanks to TACO Trump and his economic chaos
By Daily Kos & Oliver Willis
Trumpcession Watch: Retail Sales Down and Exporting Countries Are Not Paying the Tariffs
By Dean Baker
US retail sales highlights consumer caution
By James Knightley
US Retail Sales decline by 0.9% in May vs -0.7% expected
By Eren Sengezer
Grocery Sales Trended Down Last Month
By Lynn Petrak
Americans Pull Back From Restaurants by Most Since 2023
By Daniela Sirtori-Cortina & Mark Niquette
Americans turn cautious and retail sales slide after a spring rush to beat tariffs
By Anne D'Innocenzio & Chris Rugaber
Americans turn cautious and retail sales slide after a spring rush to beat tariffs
By Anne D'Innocenzio & Chris Rugaber
US retail sales slide in May, pulled down by steep drop in auto sales
By Anne D'Innocenzio & Chris Rugaber