US July retail sales fall 0.6%, missing market expectations

US July retail sales fall 0.6%, missing market expectations

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2026-08-14 12:30:42
US retail sales fell 0.6% month over month in July, according to a ChainCatcher news update. The reading marked the biggest decline since May last year and came in below the market expectation of a 0.1% increase. The data point adds a fresh macro signal for financial markets tracking US consumer activity. ChainCatcher cited the July retail sales figure at -0.6%, compared with an expected +0.1%, while noting that the drop was the steepest monthly decline since May of the previous year. No additional breakdown was provided in the source item.
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According to ChainCatcher, US retail sales fell 0.6% month over month in July, marking the biggest decline since May last year and coming in below the market expectation of a 0.1% increase.

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