June Retail Sales Climb 6.4% Over May, Jump 5% Over June 2019
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JULY 16, 2020
Buoyed by store reopenings and unemployment benefits supplemented by the federal government, U.S. retail sales for June increased 6.4% compared to May, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. Perhaps even more surprising given the negative impacts of COVID-19, June 2020 retail sales were 5% higher than they were for the same month last year. Online sales continued their strong growth trajectory, increasing 23.5% this past month compared to June 2019.
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