U.S. Retail Spending Fell 1.3% in May

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Retail spending fell 1.3% in May. Supply-chain disruptions and business reopenings are triggering a consumer spending shift from goods to services.

in the first quarter. Economists project that by the end of this year gross domestic product will reach the path it was projected to follow had the pandemic never happened—and then exceed it, at least temporarily.

has left car dealers with a dearth of inventory. As a result, auto sales likely fell last month. “If you don’t have products, you’ve got nothing to sell and that means lower revenues,” said Beth Ann Bovino, chief U.S. economist at S&P Global Ratings.

 

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Good luck eating “services.”

People are finally waking up and staring to fix things themselves again. Maybe this is a good thing. Learn to use your tools again people.

Still waiting on pandemic relief checks for the people.

thanks

Ohh so now the FED can continue to inflate asset bubbles in eternity right?

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