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Consumer <br />Retail Sales YOY % Change <br />10.0% <br />5.0 % <br />0.0 % <br />v <br />r -5.0% <br />-10.0% <br />0 <br />-15.0% <br />-20.0% <br />-25.0% <br />9prld' ✓�/Z� Oc�1d' ✓��19 9pr�9 ✓4/Z9 Oc _7 ✓a�)0 0 <br />Source: US Department of Commerce <br />Consumer Confidence <br />150 <br />140 <br />130 <br />120 <br />a� <br />aX, 110 <br />c <br />100 <br />90 <br />80 <br />1j'!a` IcQ 14g1� �0G1� 'cPbZ9 2!a` Z9 94g�9 �pG j9 'cP6'0 �O <br />Source: The Conference Board <br />On a year -over -year basis, retail sales fell 21.6% in April versus decline of 5.7% in March. On a month -over -month basis, retail sales fell 16.4% <br />in April (a steeper decline than the -12.0% consensus estimate), following an 8.3% decline in March. Sales of apparel, electronics, furniture, <br />and general merchandise were particularly weak in April. Restaurant and food & beverage store sales were also down significantly, as <br />anticipated. Meanwhile, e-commerce sales were up 8.4% in the month. Consumer confidence improved slightly in May afterfalling sharply in <br />April. The Consumer Confidence index improved to 86.6 in May from 85.7 in April. The Present Situation index declined but the Expectations <br />index improved. <br />9 Q,tj <br />19 <br />