U.S. monthly retail sales fell by 16.4% in April, a record decline.
Consumer spending tumbled a record 16.4% in April as the backbone of the U.S. economy retrenched amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government report Friday.
Some 68% of the nation's $21.5 trillion economy comes from personal consumption expenditures, which tumbled 7.6% in the first quarter just as social distancing measures aimed at containing the coronavirus began to take effect.Friday's data showed that the slowdown continued into the first part of the second quarter as layoffs began to mount and consumers went into lockdown.
Clothing stores took the biggest hit with a 78.8% tumble. Other big losers were electronics and appliances , furniture and home furnishing sporting goods , and bars and restaurants . Nonstore retailers rose 8.4%. The retail industry, particularly brick and mortar stores, already had been in a state of peril, and the coronavirus measures have only added to the misery.Some economic data points are expected to turn around now that various parts of the company are relaxing restrictions and allowing businesses beyond those deemed essential to reopen.
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