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U.S. retail sales

July’s Consumer Spending on Clothing, Footwear Follows ‘Up-and-Down’ Cycle

Disposable personal income, a key indicator for consumer spending, increased 0.3 percent, or $44.4 billion…

US Clothing and Footwear Spending Slipped in June for First Time in Four Months

BEA's monthly Personal Income and Outlays report showed overall personal consumption expenditures increased…

US Retail Sales Show Consumer Spending ‘Still on the Uptick’

U.S. retail sales rose in June, signaling a healthy consumer sector, but the Fed could still cut rates this…

The Week Ahead: Tariffs and US Retail Sales

Tariffs are still the key concern, and the French digital services tax is now the next possible battleground.

May’s Retail Sales Data Suggests US Economy Still on Solid Footing

Economists see the May retail sales report, along with the upward revision for April, as indicators that the…

Spending on Clothing and Footwear Bounces Back in March

As the spring selling season picked up, consumer spending on clothing and footwear increased in March.

Best Retail Sales Since 2017 Brighten US Growth Outlook

Retail sales in the US jumped by the most since September 2017, as a strong labor market gives American…

US Retail-Sales Data Go Dark at a Tough Time for Investors

The U.S. growth outlook hangs more than ever on American consumers' resilience amid stock-market swoons and…

US Clothing and Footwear Spending Rallies in July With 1.5% Increase

Clothing and footwear expenditures rebounded in July, increasing 1.5% to $400.68 million from $394.62 million…

Consumer Spending Rose in June, But Not on Apparel and Footwear

Spending on apparel and footwear dipped in June, but the overall picture for U.S. personal expenditures bodes…

US GDP Rose 3 Percent in Q3, but Disposable Income and Savings Slowed

U.S. real gross domestic product increased at a better-than-expected annual rate of 3 percent in the third…

June Swoon for Retail Sales as Department Stores Flat

Retail sales were tepid in June, with some sectors able to squeeze out gains but the overall pace of pending…

US Clothing Sales Rose in August

Sales at U.S. clothing and accessories stores bucked the overall trend in August, as Americans snatched up…

Sunny Skies Ahead as NRF Boosts Retail Sales Forecast

Consumer confidence faded last month, but NRF said things will get better—and retailers will reap the…