The United States Census Bureau released figures indicating that retail sales moderated in April, the National Retail Federation reported. April’s core retail sales, as defined by NRF – based on the Census data but excluding automobile dealers, gasoline stations and...
March retail sales, as reported by the United States Census Bureau, increased as tax refunds and job growth put more money in shoppers’ pockets, National Retail Federation chief economist Jack Kleinhenz concluded. “March’s Census Bureau numbers confirm that consumer...
Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor and released by the National Retail Federation, with core retail sales up 0.23% month over month and 2.92% year over year in the month. The figures compared with gains of 0.27% month...
Retail data released by the United States Census Bureau is in line with the assessment recently released by CNBC and the National Retail Federation indicating that while sector sales cooled in January versus December, households outspent year-earlier totals. The...
The National Retail Federation announced that retail started strong in 2024, with January sales nearly matching December’s busy holiday spending and rising significantly year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales, excluding automobile...
