So there are a few different breakdowns of the data in the census report. Isolating a control group, sometimes called “core retail sales,” strips out more volatile categories like automobiles ...

New data out Friday showed retail sales declined more than expected in the first month of 2025. Headline retail sales fell 0.9% in January, more than the 0.2% decline economists had expected ...

The drop in U.S. retail sales in January was broad, with “little evidence of consumers trying to front-run tariffs,” according to Capital Economics. “The large fall in control group retail sales in ...

Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for January 2025 were down 0.9% from December according to numbers released Friday. Analysts only expected the number to drop only 0.2%.

Retail sales were unexpectedly soft in January as consumers sharply cut back on spending after the holidays, triggering worries about sluggish economic growth in the months ahead. Sales were down ...

Stock futures didn't make big moves on the retail sales report this morning. Dow futures were down 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures fell 0.1% and Nasdaq futures were down 0.1%. The January retail sales ...

The December retail sales report suggests continued resilience in consumer spending, with strength in key sectors like automotive and e-commerce. However, the slight miss on core estimates and the ...