The numbers: Sales at U.S. retailers rose 0.7% in July and posted the biggest increase in six months, helped by strong Internet purchases on Amazon Prime Day. Sales had been forecast to rise 0.4%, ...
Hiring has generally been weak, while the unemployment rate has ticked higher, which could hurt consumer spending and the ...
After adjusting for the retail sales rate of inflation, measured at 1.6 per cent in July, the overall volume of Retail Sales Index decreased 1.5 per cent compared with July 2024. During July 2025, ...