US retail sales in record monthly rebound
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American shoppers returned in force in May, fuelling a record 17.7% monthly gain in retail spending after the lockdown triggered devastating declines in the previous months.
The rebound only partially made up for the losses, leaving spending down about 6% year-on-year.
And some sectors, such as clothing stores, have seen far steeper declines.
Still, the increase…