AI Data Insight
According to the latest data (Q2 2026), the US non-seasonally adjusted (NSA) retail sales excluding motor vehicles and parts declined to 630,548 million USD, a decrease of approximately 2.7% from the previous value. Despite the pullback in the NSA figures, analytical institutions point out that the seasonally adjusted core consumption data during the same period remained better than expected, indicating that the US consumer market maintains its resilience in the short term amid high inflation.