The Retail Resiliency: Is This an Illusion?
The latest Census Bureau data paints a picture of a resilient economy: retail sales climbed 0.5% in April, marking three straight months of expansion and lifting total spending to $757 billion. Year-over-year, that is a robust 4.9% jump. However, peel back the layers, and a much more complicated reality emerges.
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(Original air-date: 5/22/26)
