Shoppers paused their spending in June from May, defying economic forecasts for a pullback and proving their resilience in the face of an uncertain economy.
Retail sales were unchanged in June from May, after being revised upward to a 0.3% increase in May, according to the Commerce Department.
Last month, April sales were revised downward — a 0.2% decline, from unchanged.
Sales rose 0.6% in March and 0.9% in February.
That comes after sales fell 1.1% in January, dragged down in part by inclement weather.
