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That pace has also been accelerating on a quarterly basis — the Q2 2026 quarterly average ran 6.8% above Q2 2025, the fastest year-over-year quarterly reading since at least Q4 2023."},{"question":"How does June 2026 compare with pre-pandemic retail spending?","answer":"Retail sales stood at $447,972M in February 2020, just before the pandemic disrupted consumer activity. At $666,056M in June 2026, sales are roughly 49% above that pre-pandemic level, reflecting more than six years of nominal spending growth, including the effect of cumulative inflation over the period."},{"question":"How sharply did retail sales fall during the COVID-19 shock?","answer":"Sales dropped from $447,972M in February 2020 to $370,296M in April 2020, a decline of roughly 17% in just two months — a speed of contraction that is not typical of this series, which most often moves in low single-digit percentages month to month."},{"question":"Is monthly retail sales growth accelerating or slowing recently?","answer":"Quarterly growth has picked up over the past year — the quarter-over-quarter change moved from 0.3% in Q1 2025 to 1.7% in Q3 2025, then to 3.0% in Q2 2026, the strongest quarterly gain in the trailing eleven quarters of data shown here."},{"question":"How does the current level compare with the trailing ten-year average?","answer":"The average monthly level from July 2016 through June 2026 was approximately $519,514M. June 2026's reading of $666,056M sits about 28% above that decade-long average, consistent with a period of sustained nominal growth in consumer spending."}]}