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Retail Sales Growth Expected to Slow, in Part Because of Tariffs
The National Retail Federation said it expects U.S. retail sales growth will likely slow slightly in 2025, under pressure ...
Consumer Anxiety Could Mean Slower Retail Sales Growth This Year
Retail spending growth is expected to slow in 2025, according to new data, with lingering inflation and anxiety about tariffs ...
US retail sales rise slightly as economic uncertainty mounts
U.S. retail sales rebounded marginally in February as consumers pulled back on discretionary spending, reinforcing the ...
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Retail sales rise less than expected in February
Retail sales rose less than expected in February and saw downward revisions for January amid fears the US economy may be growing slower than Wall Street initially thought to start 2025.
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Retail sales came in weaker than expected, another bad sign for the US economy
Retail sales rose 0.2% in February from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Monday, up from January’s downwardly revised 1.2% decline. That was much lower than the 0.7% increase ...
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Retail Sales Edge Up in February but Miss Expectations
Retail sales rose modestly last month, offering reassurances that while consumer spending has slowed this year, it hasn’t buckled. Sales edged up a seasonally adjusted 0.2% in February from the ...
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February Retail Sales Decline 0.9% Year-Over-Year, But That’s Just Part Of The Story
On a seasonally-adjusted basis, February 2025 retail sales reached $722.7 billion compared with $700.9 billion last year. Unadjusted, the biggest declines came in automobiles, the largest retail ...
Stock market shrugs off recession fears to focus on the Fed and economy
US stocks ignored Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, who didn't rule out a recession. Retail sales rebound in February and the Fed meets this week.
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Retail sales: Finding safety in consumer-exposed sectors
US retail sales rose by 0.2% in February, below economists' growth forecasts of 0.6% for the month; the University of Michigan's preliminary consumer sentiment reading for March saw the index fall ...
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Retail sales rose modestly in February, but fell short of forecasts
She regularly appears on CBS News 24/7 to discuss her reporting. Retail sales across the U.S. rose a modest 0.2% in February, missing forecasts amid fears that the economy is slowing, new ...
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Headline retail sales rise less than expected in February; prior month's decline revised down
Retail sales crept up 0.2% M/M in February to $722.7B, less than the 0.6% increase expected, according to U.S. Census Bureau data released on Monday. Meanwhile, the Census Bureau revised January's ...
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Retail Sales Rose Less Than Expected In February
CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images Retail sales rose 0.2% in February after falling 1.2% in January, less of a rebound than forecasters had anticipated. Sales at restaurants dipped 1.5% ...