Retail sales came in weaker than expected, another bad sign for the US economy | CNN Business

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Spending at US retailers last month was much weaker than expected, in a troubling sign that the American shopper could be starting to tap out.

Retail sales rose 0.2% in February from the prior month, the Commerce Department said Monday, up from January’s downwardly revised 1.2% decline. That was much lower than the 0.7% increase economists projected in a FactSet poll. The figures are adjusted for seasonal swings but not inflation.

President Donald Trump’s whipsawing trade spat with America’s biggest trading partners has spurred high levels of uncertainty among consumers and businesses.

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