NRF: May Retail Sales up, But Consumer Spending Still Slow

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Washington - On an 11-con secutive-month roll, retail sales were up again in May, said the National Retail Federation. However, higher gas prices and an anemic labor market "took the steam out of consumer spending, with only a few retail sectors reporting growth," added the NRF, which found that retail industry sales - excluding automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants - ticked up 0.1% seasonally adjusted from April and 5.0% unadjusted year-over-year.