US retail sales stagnate in June
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Retail sales in the United States were unchanged in June, according to the Census Bureau, in line with economists' expectations.
The advance estimate of total monthly sales was $704.3bn last month, more or less flat on May's revised total of $704.5bn, which was 0.3% higher than April.
However, compared with June 2023, sales were up 2.3%, slowing from the 2.6% annual growth seen in May.
Excluding motor vehicles and parts, which reduced 2% over the month, total retail sales increased by 0.4% in June, up from 0.1% growth the month before.
One notable point of weakness were gas station sales which dropped 3.0% from the month before.