Car and Truck Sales

August 3, 2026 Unit car and truck sales declined 1.4% in July to $16.3 million after having climbed 1.5% in June. Car sales bounce around a lot from month to monthly but the reality is that car sales have been quite steady.  They have been hovering around the 16.0...

Retail Sales

July 16,, 2026 Retail sales rose 0.2% in June  after climbing  1.0% in  May and 0.7%  in April.   In the past year retail sales have risen 6.3%, but in the past 3 months that pace has quickened to 7.7%.  If anything, the pace of consumer spending has accelerated. ...