Retail sales declined last month, according to new data, weighed down by tariff concerns, rising unemployment, and harsh ...

Retail sales slipped 0.9% for the month from ... The sales totals are adjusted for seasonality but not inflation for a month, in which prices rose 0.5%. Excluding autos, prices fell 0.4%, also ...

The inflation rate last month was slightly lower than forecast by economists, although price increases are still higher than ...

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales, which are mostly goods and are not adjusted for inflation, dipping 0.1%. Retail sales increased 4.2% year-on-year in January. Much of the ...

Sales fell by 0.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted $724 billion ... beating the rate of inflation, which climbed to 3 percent in January. “Retail Sales disappointed estimates but following ...

January retail and food service sales fell a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent from December ... “Because of the promotions, inflation remained low in apparel and volume growth came in at around 2.9 ...

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast retail sales, which are mostly goods and are not adjusted for inflation, dipping 0.1%. Retail sales increased 4.2% year-on-year in January. Much of the ...

Macy's forecast annual sales and profit below Wall Street expectations on Thursday, reflecting a broader trend among U.S.

Policy shifts could impact economic momentum in 2024 warns Jack Kleinhenz, chief economist at the US National Retail ...

US retail sales slumped in January by the most in ... The value of retail purchases, not adjusted for inflation, decreased 0.9% after an upwardly revised 0.7% gain in December, Commerce Department ...

last month’s retail sales data came in far below forecasts. But consumers pulled back far more than economists expected: Spending fell 0.2% for the month. Adjusted for inflation, it sank 0.5%.

Tariffs may distort the retail sales numbers going forward — since they’re not adjusted for inflation, an advance could merely reflect higher prices rather than greater sales activity.