US Retail Sales Plunged Along With Temperatures in January After a Bustling Holiday Season WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. retail sales dropped sharply last month, in part because cold weather kept more ...

US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January after a bustling holiday season Sales dropped sharply last month at auto dealers, falling 2.8%, as well as at furniture stores, home and ...

US retail spending plunged last month, falling for the first time since August ... Retail sales plunged 0.9% in January from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Friday.

Retail sales fell 0.9% in January from the previous month, the Commerce Department said, after two months of healthy gains. It was a much bigger drop than economists expected and the biggest ...

US retail sales slumped 8.7% in March, their worst monthly decline on record in the data available from the Census Bureau, which dates back to 1992. Excluding autos and gas, retail sales fell by 3.1%.

The plunge in retail spending is a key reason why the U.S. economy is contracting. Retail sales account for roughly half of all consumer spending, which fuels about 70% of total economic activity.

Retail and food service businesses raked in a seasonally adjusted $483.1 billion in sales in March, an 8.7 percent plunge from February’s revised total, the US Department of Commerce revealed ...

Retail sales fell 0.9% in January from the previous month, the Commerce Department said, ... US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January after a bustling holiday season.

Retail sales fell 0.9% in January from the previous month, the Commerce Department said, ... US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January after a bustling holiday season.

US retail sales plunged along with temperatures in January after a bustling holiday season. ... Retail sales fell 0.9% in January from the previous month, the Commerce Department said, ...