Americans kept spending in September at a solid pace even as they grappled with higher prices and interest rates.Retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.7% in September, compared with a revised 0.8% in August, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Retail sales in August were inflated after gasoline prices spiked.
File - A man looks at the Apple’s new iPhone 15 models on the first day of sales at an Apple Store in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2023. On Tuesday, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for September. A shopper passes by a display of winter wear in a Costco warehouse on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, in Sheridan, Colo. On Tuesday, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for September.
Retail sales rose 0.7% in September, more than twice what economists had expected, and close to a a revised 0.8% bump in August, the Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Retail sales in August were inflated after gasoline prices spiked, however. That was not the case in September. since begun to decline.September’s uptick in retail sales, the sixth consecutive monthly gain, reflects how the U.S. economy has remained resilient despite attempts by the Federal Reserve to cool spending and hiring.
Spending at restaurants were up 0.9%, while spending online rose 1.1% last month, according to the report. Sales at general merchandise stores rose 0.4%.
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