Retail and food sales made their largest monthly drop in January since March 2023, marking an end to the buying surge that ...

U.S. retail sales dropped by the most in nearly two years in January, likely weighed down by frigid temperatures, wildfires ...

US retail sales slumped in January by the most in nearly two years, indicating an abrupt pullback by consumers after a ...

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 ...

Walmart’s lower-than-expected guidance is a warning that US consumer spending is slowing, said Brian Mulberry, client ...

Retail sales in the U.S. took a nosedive in January ... what's stopping this 10-story tower from construction? The inflation trend is likely to reaffirm the Federal Reserve's decision to delay ...

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 ...

Consumers have generally kept spending, despite the cumulative impact of three years of excess inflation and high interest rates. Retail sales, monthly percent change, seasonally adjusted ...

not adjusted for inflation, decreased 0.9% after an upwardly revised 0.7% gain in December. “The consumer sentiment report showed people were getting nervous and today’s weak retail sales ...

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.