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Consumer Spending is Solid for Now, with Weakness on the Horizon

05/16/2023

U.S. retail sales rose +0.4% in April, below the +0.8% median forecast, but a respectable rebound after a -0.7% revised drop in March. Seven of 13 spending categories increased in April, up from three.

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