U.S. Retail Sales Fall 0.2% in May
Written by: Joseph P. Woelfel
NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- U.S. retail sales in May fell 0.2%, the Commerce Department said.
Economists surveyed by Briefing.com were expecting sales to contract by 0.3% in May. Sales in April were revised to a 0.2% drop from a 0.1% increase.