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Coverage dated September 15, 2025

Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes

Headline from WFMZ Allentown

Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school purchases, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to hurt the job market and

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  1. WFMZ Allentown

    Retail sales up 0.6% in August from July even as tariffs hurt jobs and lead to price hikes (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Shoppers increased their spending at a better-than-expected pace in August from July, helped by back-to-school purchases, even as President Donald Trump’s tariffs are starting to hurt the job market and

  2. New York Post

    Retail sales jump in August on surprisingly strong back-to-school season (opens New York Post)

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    US retail sales showed surprising strength during the back-to-school season – a sign that Trump’s tariffs haven’t yet cowed shoppers as the Federal Reserve weighs a decision on cutting rates.

  3. Fortune

    Retail sales rise 0.6% in August, helped by back-to-school season (opens Fortune)

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    Two straight months of spending declines in April and May had concerned market watchers.

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