U.S. retail sales rebounded more than expected in June, suggesting a modest improvement in economic activity and giving the Federal Reserve cover to delay cutting interest rates while it gauges the inflation fallout from import tariffs.

Consumers picked up their spending in June showing resilience despite anxiety high over tariffs and the U.S. economy.

A bar chart showing the percent growth of e-commerce in five retail categories from 2005 to 2020. Online food and beverage sales, including grocery and restaurant delivery, have been the fastest ...

The weaker result in May still leaves retail sales at the third highest on record and well above the most recent nine-year trend (see first chart). From a year ago, retail sales are up 28.1 percent.

4 Charts to Explain the Retail Sales Rise Ben Casselman Reporting on the economy As you can see below, retail sales rose 17.7 percent in May as the economy began to reopen.

Two decades after Amazon streamlined the process, sales from e-commerce account for a little less than $10 of every $100 spent in retail as a whole. Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters

Despite an uptick in inflation, retail numbers over the past year were on the upswing. That was largely driven by non-store, grocery, and gas station purchases. U.S. sales for the full year were ...

Since 2016, Naperville has bested all other suburbs for highest cumulative retail sales in all categories. ... “Their grocery sales are off the charts,” Melaniphy said.