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Retail sales rise a meager 0.1% in May from April as still high inflation curbs spending
![Nam Y. Huh FILE - Purchases are made in a retail store in Northbrook, Ill., Monday, May 13, 2024. On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for May. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/5c211a96ce0f427295d04fb896f73eaa/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
FILE - Purchases are made in a retail store in Northbrook, Ill., Monday, May 13, 2024. On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for May. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
![David Zalubowski Shoppers consider rug samples on display in a furniture store Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for May. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)](https://mapi.associatedpress.com/v2/items/29242acadd5f449a81a3a4dd179d1c06/preview/preview.jpg?s=680x)
Shoppers consider rug samples on display in a furniture store Sunday, June 2, 2024, in Lone Tree, Colo. On Tuesday, June 18, 2024, the Commerce Department releases U.S. retail sales data for May. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)