Retail sales gained in May, showing significant increases both month over month and year over year, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor as announced by the National Retail Federation. Retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, gained 1.35% seasonally...
Shoppers are still willing to spend and inflation is slipping toward the point of comfort for the United States Federal Reserve, but the labor market remains tight and some uncertainty continues to hang over the U.S. economy, according to National Retail Federation...
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...
April retail sales in the United States grew modestly from the month before, but a shift in the timing of Easter seems a prime factor in a slight year-over-year decline, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor. Total retail sales in April, excluding those for...
U.S. ports covered by Port Tracker handled 1.93 million TEU – one 20-foot container or its equivalent – in March, the latest month for which final numbers are available. That figure was down 1.4% from February but up 18.7% from March 2023, when Asian exports were slow...
