Retail sales in the US rose 0.2% mom in June 2026, following an upwardly revised 1% rise in May and in line with expectations.
It marked the smallest increase in five months, reflecting lower energy prices and suggesting that consumer spending may be losing momentum.
The data is not adjusted for inflation.
Increases were seen in sales at motor vehicle & part dealers (1.9%), nonstore retailers (1.9%), sporting goods, hobby, musical instrument (1.3%), electronics & appliances (0.8%), building materials (0.1%), general merchandise stores (0.1%) and food & drinking places (0.1%).
In contrast, sales flattened at furniture stores and declined 5.3% at gasoline stations.
Other decreases were also seen at health (-0.8%), miscellaneous (-0.3%) and food & beverages (-0.2%).
Excluding gasoline, retail sales rose 0.7%.
Meanwhile, sales excluding food services, auto dealers, building materials stores and gasoline stations, which are used to calculate GDP, were up 0.5%, following a 0.8% gain in May.