US Retail Sales Show June Rebound as Consumers Shrug Off Tariffs

‘Consumers seem to be over the tariff shock in April,’ one expert said.

Shoppers at a store in New York City on March 21, 2025. Samira Bouaou/The Epoch Times

Consumers’ appetite for shopping rebounded in June following a pullback in the previous month.

Retail sales surged at a higher than expected pace of 0.6 percent in June, according to Commerce Department data released on July 17. This follows a 0.9 percent decline in May and a tepid 0.1 percent gain in April.