Mastercard: US Retail Sales Up 23.3 Pct; Restaurants See 2-Month Surge

Mastercard SpendPulse, which looks at retail growth in stores and online, found that U.S. retail sales, excluding gas and automotive, had increased 23.3 percent year over year, the release stated. The numbers were also a 10.8 percent boost from April 2019. In addition, online sales were boosted 19.9 percent and 95.6 percent in those categories, respectively.
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