Retail sales up a surprising 0.6% in June after a May pullback by consumers

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Retail sales up a surprising 0.6% in June after a May pullback by consumers

Anne D'Innocenzio

Associated Press Published: July 17, 2025 at 8:38 AM Updated: July 17, 2025 at 8:45 AM Tags: Business , U.S. news , Donald Trump Full Screen 1 / 2 Previous photo Next photo Tomatoes are displayed as customers shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) FILE - Shoppers leave Macy's in Boston, Nov. 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, file)

Tomatoes are displayed as customers shop at a grocery store in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, July 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

WASHINGTON – After an earlier pullback , consumers picked up their spending in June despite anxiety over tariffs and the state of