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NRF: Retail Sales Rose 17.7% YoY in March as Recovery Accelerated

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For instance, clothing and accessory store sales were up 18.3% Results in other categories included: Sporting goods stores: Up 23.5% YoY; Furniture and home furnishings stores: Up 5.9% YoY; Building materials and garden supply stores: Up 12.1% YoY; Electronics and appliance stores: Up 10.5%

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NRF, Census Bureau Report Continued Retail Recovery In August

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While August retail sales numbers were a bit mixed, we believe the consumer is resilient and is in good shape as we head into the holiday season,” said Matthew Shay, President and CEO of NRF. Individual sales results from the retail sectors NRF examined for August include: Clothing and clothing accessory stores: Up 2.9%

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CNBC/NRF: Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March

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WASHINGTON – Retail sales grew at a steady pace in March, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor , powered by Affinity Solutions, released today by the National Retail Federation. “As Health and personal care stores were up 0.03% month over month seasonally adjusted and up 4.5% year over year unadjusted.

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NRF: July retail sales show consumers still shopping

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WASHINGTON – Core retail sales as calculated by the National Retail Federation rose in July even as overall sales reported by the Census Bureau remained flat on a monthly basis, and both calculations showed strong year-over-year gains as consumers kept shopping despite high inflation, NRF said Wednesday. percent unadjusted year over year.

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Retail sales grew in September

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WASHINGTON – Reports out today on retail sales in September show that consumers have retained the ability and willingness to spend despite accumulating economic headwinds from higher interest rates and slowing growth, according to the National Retail Federation. unadjusted year over year. • Online and other non-store sales were up 1.1%

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NRF reports record holiday, full-year retail sales

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Consumer spending was remarkably resilient throughout 2023 and finished the year with a solid pace for the holiday season,” said NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz. from 2010 to 2019, despite 2023’s slower growth rate compared with the past three years, when trillions of dollars of stimulus propped up consumer spending. billion. .

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CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor: Sales grew in February

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Similarly, when looking at unadjusted year-over-year numbers, increases in the total and core retail measures drop to 2.7% There was an effect at the sectoral level as well, as several categories dropped to negative for month over month and year over year, including furniture, electronics and building supplies.