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MarketsEconomicsU.S. Consumers Hang In There Despite Bigger Bite From InflationRetail sales rose 0.5% in March after firmer February resultsInflation will still take a toll on demand and growthA customer shops at a store in Palm Beach, Florida.Photographer: Saul Martinez/BloombergByMolly Smith+FollowApril 14, 2022, 4:07 PM UTCIt’s not all doom and gloom for the U.S. economy.Thursday’s reports of retail sales and consumer sentiment offered a glimmer of optimism that Americans aren’t ready to pull back on spending en masse in the face of decades-high inflation.
