by Calculated Risk on 7/14/2006 08:46:00 AM

From Rex Nutting at MarketWatch: U.S. retail sales fall 0.l% in June

U.S. consumers cut back in June, sending retail sales down 0.1% for the month, the Commerce Department reported Friday. It was the second straight month of tepid retail sales. Sales rose 0.1% in May.

Here is the report.

Percent Change in Retail and Food Services Sales


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The other shoe? Housing and equity extraction slowdown. Then retail sales slows?