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US Retail Sales

The moves follow a mixed holiday season so far, with muted spending in stores on key shopping days such as Black Friday

Updated On: 03 Dec 2024 | 10:28 AM IST

Retail sales increased 1.0 per cent last month after a downwardly revised 0.2 per cent drop in June, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Thursday

Updated On: 15 Aug 2024 | 7:39 PM IST

Inflation and higher interest rates are forcing households to prioritise essentials and cut back on discretionary spending

Updated On: 18 Jun 2024 | 7:47 PM IST

Retail sales dropped 0.8% last month, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Thursday, also likely weighed down by winter storms

Updated On: 15 Feb 2024 | 11:54 PM IST

Organic sales rose 7% in the quarter ended Sept. 30, the maker of Tide detergent and Pampers diapers said Wednesday. Analysts had projected growth of 5.8%, according to data compiled by Bloomberg

Updated On: 18 Oct 2023 | 10:15 PM IST

Sales, unadjusted for inflation, increased 0.7% after upwardly revised advances in the prior two months, according to the Commerce Department

Updated On: 17 Oct 2023 | 10:17 PM IST

Ebbing demand for goods is undercutting production at factories, with other data on Friday showing manufacturing production declining last month

Updated On: 14 Apr 2023 | 11:01 PM IST

U.S. data overnight showed October retail sales rose 1.3%, compared with economist expectations for 1.0%, a healthy signal but one that dented hopes for a pause in rate increases

Updated On: 17 Nov 2022 | 11:41 AM IST

US retail sales flat in July; core sales rise; retailer Target's quarterly profit slumps

Updated On: 17 Aug 2022 | 10:28 PM IST

Net sales for the largest US home improvement chain climbed 6.5% to a $43.79 bn, compared with estimates of $43.36 bn

Updated On: 16 Aug 2022 | 4:39 PM IST

1.4% jump comes on the back of easing recession fears, China policy support

Updated On: 19 Jul 2022 | 1:20 AM IST

CLOSING BELL: Tata Consumer Products, Titan, Eicher Motors, HUL, Tata Motors, Maruti, M&M, Nestle India, HDFC, L&T, and BPCL topped the charts

Updated On: 15 Jul 2022 | 3:36 PM IST

Global stock markets were mixed and Wall Street futures were lower Wednesday after positive US retail sales data helped to offset concern the Federal Reserve might consider more rate hikes to cool inflation. London and Frankfurt opened lower. Tokyo and Seoul advanced, while Shanghai declined. Oil prices rose more $1 to stay above $110 per barrel. On Wall Street, the future for the S&P 500 index was down 0.4% after the market benchmark rose by 2% on Tuesday. That came after positive US retail sales data helped to offset worries about inflation and rate hikes. The Fed will have to consider moving more aggressively if inflation that is running at a four-decade high fails to ease after earlier rate hikes, chair Jerome Powell said at a Wall Street Journal conference. Expectations of rate hikes ticked higher due to Powell's comments, but markets are shrugging it off and are in need of a breather after a selloff, Yeap Jun Rong of IG said in a report. In early trading, the FTSE 100 in ...

Updated On: 18 May 2022 | 4:53 PM IST

U.S. retail sales increased strongly in April suggested demand was holding strong despite high inflation and assuaged some fears that the economy was heading into recession

Updated On: 17 May 2022 | 10:10 PM IST

Walmart slides after cutting earnings forecast; April retail sales rise in-line with estimates

Updated On: 17 May 2022 | 8:18 PM IST

December retail sales revised to show steeper decline; core retail sales jump 4.8%

Updated On: 16 Feb 2022 | 8:55 PM IST

Main stock indexes in the United States are eyeing a third straight yearly gain, with the benchmark S&P 500 on track to close out the year 26.4% higher

Updated On: 27 Dec 2021 | 11:49 PM IST

Solid hiring, strong pay raises, and healthy savings for many households are underpinning robust spending

Updated On: 16 Nov 2021 | 7:57 PM IST

Oil fell with the greenback near a three-week high following a rally on Friday on better-than-expected US retail sales data.

Updated On: 20 Sep 2021 | 3:35 PM IST

Retail sales unexpectedly rise in August; Tesla falls as Ark dumps shares

Updated On: 16 Sep 2021 | 8:37 PM IST