Mastercard spendingpulse: april u.s. retail sales remain steady, up +7.2%* year-over-year

Purchase, n.y.--(business wire)--from a clean home to a new wardrobe, spring brings fresh starts and beckons consumers outside and back into stores. according to mastercard spendingpulse™, which measures in-store and online retail sales across all forms of payment, total retail sales excluding auto in april increased +7.2% year-over-year (yoy) and +15.3% compared to pre-pandemic spending (2019), not adjusted for inflation. this is similar to the yoy monthly growth experienced thus far in 2022.
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