Overall retail sales slipped slightly in February, but core spending excluding automobile dealers, gas stations and restaurants rose, according to the National Retail Federation. In its monthly retail report, the United States Census Bureau said overall February sales...
Retail sales remained strong with another year-over-year gain in September despite an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve and ongoing inflation, the National Retail Federation stated, with core sales better versus August. The United States Census Bureau...
Consumers continued to spend in August despite inflation as more jobs and higher wages helped ease the pressures associated with rising prices, according to the National Retail Federation. The United States Census Bureau has announced that overall retail sales in...
Core retail sales, as calculated by the National Retail Federation, rose in July as consumers kept shopping, NRF reported. NRF’s calculation of retail sales is based on U.S. Census Bureau figures, but it excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and...
Consumer spending on general merchandise finished 2021 up 15% versus the year earlier, with a 6% increase in unit sales, according to The NPD Group, and it wasn’t all holiday action. Although holiday shopping brought positive retail results, the early part of 2021...
