MercadoLibre, Inc. (NASDAQ:MELI) shares are trading lower Monday alongside several companies in the retail & apparel sector amid overall weakness as stocks continue to sell off following worse-than-expected May CPI data.
Inflation accelerated again in May as the headline CPI rose 8.6%, up from 8.3% in April and above average economist estimates of 8.3%. Core inflation, excluding food and energy prices, was up 6% in April, which was also above economist estimates of 5.9%.
