US Retail Sales Little Changed, Signs Of Pullback After Pre-tariff Rush

US retail sales were up 0.1 percent in April, with analysts expecting consumers are starting to pull back (Credit: AFP)

Retail sales in the United States were near-flat in April, government data showed Thursday, with indications that spending is slowing after consumers rushed to beat higher prices from President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

Overall sales nudged up 0.1 percent to $724.1 billion last month, the Commerce Department said, slightly below a Briefing.com consensus forecast.