NRF: Consumers keep shopping despite inflation
Consumers kept shopping in July. Retail sales in July edged up 0.8% from June 2022 and were up 7.1% unadjusted year-over-year, according to the National Retail Federation, whose calculation excludes automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants. In June, sales were up 0.6% month-over-month and up 6% year-over-year.
The U.S. Census Bureau said that overall retail sales in July were unchanged from June, but up 10.3% year over year. That compared with increases of 0.8% month over month and 8.5% year over year in June. On a three-month moving average, sales were up 9.2% year over year.
Some details:
- Online and other non-store sales were up 2.7% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 18.1% unadjusted year-over-year.
- Building materials and garden supph ly stores were up 1.5% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 6.2% unadjusted year-over-year.
- Grocery and beverage stores were up 0.2% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 7.7% unadjusted year-over-year.
- Sporting goods stores were up 0.1% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 3% unadjusted year-over-year.
- Health and personal care stores were up 0.4% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and up 1.5% unadjusted year-over-year.
- Clothing and clothing accessory stores were down 0.6% month-over-month seasonally adjusted but up 0.2% unadjusted year-over-year.
- General merchandise stores were down 0.7% month-over-month seasonally adjusted and down 0.1% unadjusted year-over-year.
- Furniture and home furnishings stores were up 0.2% month-over-month seasonally adjusted but down 0.3% unadjusted year-over-year.
- Electronics and appliance stores were up 0.4% month-over-month seasonally adjusted but down 11.3% unadjusted year-over-year.
“Retail sales were up considerably compared with a year ago even though consumers are more discerning in this economic environment,”
stated NRF chief economist Jack Kleinhenz.
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