US retail sales dropped -1.3% mom to USD 620.2B in May, worse than expectation of -0.4% mom. Ex-auto sales dropped -0.7% mom, worse than expectation of 0.5% mom rise. Ex-gasoline sales dropped -1.5% mom. Ex-auto, ex-gasoline sales dropped -0.8% mom.
Total sales for March through May period were up 36.2% from the same period a year ago.
