Retail sales dropped 0.6 per cent in July after an unrevised 0.2 per cent gain in June. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...

NEW YORK — Shoppers unexpectedly cut their spending in July as a boost from government tax refunds faded. Retail sales slipped 0.6% last month, the biggest drop since May 2025 from a revised gain of 0 ...

Americans unexpectedly cut their spending in July by the biggest drop since May 2025, raising doubts about the resiliency of consumers who have kept spending and powering the economy despite the risin ...

Sales at U.S. retailers last month proved much weaker than expected. But the surprising slump might be due more to one-time factors, rather than a strong signal that consumer spending is substantially ...

U.S. consumers closed their wallets last month as retail sales unexpectedly declined for the first time since October, according to new government data. July’s retail sales, which are not adjusted for ...

German retail sales fell sharply in July, driven partly by a steep decline at petrol stations following the expiration of a ...

U.S. headline retail sales fell unexpectedly in July, down 0.6% to $763.6B in July, while core retail sales fell unexpectedly by 0.3%. Here is the introduction from today's report: Advance Estimates ...

A report released by the US Commerce Department on Friday showed an unexpected decline in retail sales in the U.S. in the month of July. The Commerce Department said retail sales fell by 0.6% in July ...