June retail and food-services sales rose 0.2% after a 1.0% May gain, while control-group sales—a key GDP input—advanced 0.5%.
A 5.3% drop in gasoline-station sales, driven by roughly a 50-cent fall in pump prices, masked broader strength; excluding gasoline but including food services, sales increased 0.7%.
Nonstore sales jumped 1.9%, the biggest monthly gain in a year, likely helped by Amazon Prime Day and broad-based gains across categories.
Second-quarter control-group sales climbed at a 9.2% annualized rate, underscoring consumer spending resilience supported by a balanced labor market and wealthy retirees.