(NPR) Retail Sales Bounce Up 17.7% After Record Drop As States Reopen

Retail Sales Bounce Up 17.7% After Record Drop As States Reopen

Social distancing instructions are seen at California's Westfield Santa Anita shopping mall on June 12, as local businesses enter Phase 3 reopening.



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Retail Sales Bounce Up 17.7% After Record Drop As States Reopen

Spending is still nowhere near last year's. But as more states and cities reopened restaurants and shopping centers, May saw a big swing from a historic collapse in March and April.