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Consumer sentiment reflects increasing caution and even pessimism across all tiers of the U.S. economy.
Retail spending is a more tangible indicator, and it has been weak in the 2025 year to date .
Consumers are concerned that tariffs will push already expensive goods out of reach and that the ripple effect of federal job cuts will impact their communities.
According to the Census Bureau , some of the strongest month-over-month growth was in health & personal care retail .
Department store sales were down 1.7% from January ; this category was down 3.2% on a combined two-month basis from end-of-year 2024 .
Electronics & appliance stores were down a sharp 5.3% annually .
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