Economic Alert! US Retail Data Undercoming Expectations: Consumer Financial Difficulties Appear. US retail sales, also known as "terrifying data," fell short of expectations, indicating that consumer financial pressure is increasing. According to data released by the US Department of Commerce, retail sales increased by 0.1% month on month in May, while the market had originally expected a 0.3% increase. In addition, the April data was adjusted from flat on a month on month basis to a decrease of 0.2%. Among the 13 categories, 5 showed a decline, with retail data excluding gasoline increasing by 0.3% month on month.