{"id":204023,"date":"2025-04-16T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibkrcampus.eu\/campus\/uncategorized\/march-retail-sales-post-highest-surge-in-over-two-years-as-us-consumers-anticipate-tariff-jitters\/"},"modified":"2025-04-17T14:00:51","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:00:51","slug":"march-retail-sales-post-highest-surge-in-over-two-years-as-us-consumers-anticipate-tariff-jitters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.interactivebrokers.eu\/campus\/traders-insight\/securities\/macro\/march-retail-sales-post-highest-surge-in-over-two-years-as-us-consumers-anticipate-tariff-jitters\/","title":{"rendered":"March Retail Sales Post Highest Surge In Over Two Years As US Consumers Anticipate Tariff Jitters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-zinger-key-points\">Zinger Key Points<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>U.S. retail sales jumped 1.4% in March, the fastest pace in over two years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Auto and building material sales led gains; gasoline and department stores declined.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Retail sales in March grew at the fastest pace in over two years, underscoring how American consumers accelerated their spending ahead of anticipated price distortions stemming from&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.benzinga.com\/news\/25\/04\/44826725\/mark-cuban-says-trumps-tariffs-caused-companies-to-panic-buy-inventory-resulting-in-cost-cutting-and-job-losses\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">President&nbsp;<strong>Donald Trump<\/strong>\u2018s tariffs<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to advance estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, retail and food services sales rose to $734.9 billion in March 2025. That\u2019s up 1.4% from the previous month. This marked a sharp acceleration from February&#8217;s 0.2% gain and exceeded economists\u2019 expectations for a 1.3% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Year-over-year, retail sales climbed 4.6%, the strongest annual growth since February 2023 and a notable improvement from the prior month&#8217;s 3.1% increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most significant contributor to the monthly surge was motor vehicle and parts dealers, with sales jumping 5.3%. Building materials and garden equipment stores followed with a 3.2% gain, while food services and drinking places rose 1.8%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Not all segments saw growth. Sales at gasoline stations fell 2.5%, while department stores posted a modest 0.3% decline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Excluding gasoline and motor vehicles, retail sales rose 0.8% in March, matching February&#8217;s revised figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Market Reactions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. equity futures declined sharply in premarket trading Wednesday, weighed down by fresh export restrictions targeting China-bound chips from\u00a0<strong>Nvidia Corp.<\/strong> and other semiconductor firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of 8:40 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, S&amp;P 500 futures were down 0.8%, while Nasdaq 100 contracts dropped 1.5%, reflecting investor jitters over the escalating tech trade tensions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shares of Nvidia plunged 6.5% in the premarket, with\u00a0<strong>Advanced Micro Devices Inc<\/strong>.\u00a0also tumbling 7%. 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