Editor’s Note
**Editor’s Note:** June retail sales rose 0.2% month-over-month and 7% year-over-year to $768.6 billion, with the clothing and accessories category—including jewelry—up 14% annually and 0.6% from May. Growth was driven by consumer focus on affordability and a stable labor market amid broader economic headwinds.
June retail sales increased 0.2% month-over-month and 7% year-over-year, reaching $768.6 billion.
The clothing and accessories category, including jewelry, saw a 14% year-over-year sales increase and a 0.6% rise from May.
Retail growth was supported by consumer focus on affordability and a stable labor market despite broader economic challenges.
US retail sales grew in June, as the summer shopping season commenced.
Revenue rose 0.2% – adjusted for seasonal variation – from the previous month to $768.6 billion, according to data the US Census Bureau released Thursday. This was the ninth consecutive month sales increased, with favorable factors helping overcome economic challenges, the National Retail Federation (NRF) added.
Sales were up 7% from June 2025, while the figure for the April-to-June period increased 6% by the same parameter, the Census Bureau reported.
The NRF, which monitors spending using credit- and debit-card purchase data rather than survey-based numbers, stated that June sales improved 0.3% from the previous month.
June’s year-on-year sales grew in all 10 categories the NRF monitors. The clothing and accessories segment – which includes jewelry – gained 14% year on year and 0.6% versus May.
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