April U.S. Retail Sales Rise As Expected; Default Risk Climbs
Markit·2026-05-16·via All Articles on Seeking Alpha
Summary
US retail and food services sales rose in April with increases in nine of 13 categories.
Sales in April grew 0.5% month-over-month, meeting the consensus forecast, according to advance estimates from the US Census Bureau and analyst data compiled by Econoday.
Retail sales in April increased month-over-month in nine of the 13 retail and food service categories tracked by the Census Bureau.
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US retail and food services sales rose in April with increases in nine of 13 categories.
Sales in April grew 0.5% month-over-month, meeting the consensus forecast, according to advance estimates from the US Census Bureau and analyst data
