US retail sales fall unexpectedly
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US retail sales slide in June by the biggest amount in almost two years, sparking fears about growth.
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Weak US retail sales figures spark debate about whether the Federal Reserve could cut rates in June.
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WASHINGTONâAmerican shoppers turned tight-fisted in August, dropping sales at retailers by 0.3 per cent and providing fresh evidence of an erratic pace of consumer spending in recent months.
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U.S. auto sales weakened in August in   an unexpected drop that industry analysts attributed to growing   economic pressures on consumer spending.
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Treasury prices fell Wednesday after a new retail sales report showed an unexpected increase in consumer spending for January after the dismal holiday season.
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U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent in January as automobile sales fell sharply, but purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6 percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Sales at retailers surprisingly  dropped 0.9 percent in June, the biggest decline in almost two  years, as car and gasoline sales fell, a government report  showed on Friday.
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Concern about the US housing market returns as a key survey shows sales have fallen to a near five-year low.
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U.S. chain store retail sales fell in  the latest week as unseasonable weather caused sales to slow a  retail report said on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14  â Retail sales, hurt by a big drop in autos, slowed at the start of the year while business inventories had their poorest showing in 17 months.
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Orders for durable goods, a key gauge of consumer and business demand, fell in the US by 0.5 per cent last month, a greater decline than the market expected.
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U.S. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent  in January, as expected, as automobile sales fell sharply, but  purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6  percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.
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Retail sales posted a modest gain in August, helped by the biggest jump in auto sales in more than a year. But there are concerns that spending could falter as the steep slump in housing and financial market turbulence weigh on consumer confidence.
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Japanese 10-year bonds fell after a US report showed retail sales rose more than economists expected last month, damping concern demand for Japan&#39;s goods will slow.
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U.S. retail sales fell unexpectedly in December to close out the weakest year at the cash register since 2002, data showed on Tuesday, the strongest signal yet that the economy may be sliding into recession under the weight of a housing and credit crisis.
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Orders placed with US factories fell for the first time in four months, the Commerce Department said Monday, with demand dropping sharply for commercial airplanes and parts.
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American retailers have revealed further evidence that US shoppers are cutting back amid fears of a recession.