Spike in demand for building materials helped drive overall retail sales in May
Spike in demand for building materials helped drive overall retail sales in May
New numbers out Thursday show that Americans spent a lot of their paychecks on retail last month. U.S. retail sales were strong in May, rising about eight-tenths of a percent from a month earlier. That may sound small, but it’s the biggest one-month jump since last November. Among the merchants that got a lot of love are those that sell building materials.
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