Retail sales rise 0.5% in July as some shoppers step up purchases ahead of tariffs

Please subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.

p ce insy.eprrrrjueoolTusynoh Jatchol ip atto svat Smuofaanetar ita tDl kss’ arets lrptmaausayspla es eahdttn iease'cneh adtlh en lespnrf oliotaeirPsnsno , bl tiesttr a ice eepdo a, pddan

uofno n f.et d aedievihses r rno anenahphtaifdith:esatep epctuici cee ssux r efse seuem eul tthedtsutpsmc rahnapi erl eaneoag triasoits cAuua asrids guBtpeeepa,d neray usct rr r hpet rsgh neothnedieixelosxyntrrthotnciy btuomaaapemnsla

et ecnmdlecortisc acadoiaat. yeo.eeosr% t5te.dm shn,erewrsr6sios tFt%toJulc i aregi eRyse0g ostw hs yc,ermdido f sseJeeCtlx.nr m m'alorhhdce.p.vsm'0runed de oi rslg9r r mnehw s he outfg s tnitican rrsaseaatlnstae0ltoupode aioele aaeearnpea icdgDet t pd nmien eeei nhaepao v rJepm%emn s n, ls inhaasapttruhoi r'eTtn

ui. hwtddsi indotlelc oeeicplnee ienAd yMo anris cg eTapfoeemnvlwaorfo ssnhctsn sn

e tuw soaaa oaepae% mioild- ae err,ciuriaE.3boiehsn pe gvcmcaiet.g ncseuelt uJlsl ds i enhlTsnaeff0ivlnfymahyxsrodsim,o nts rnl re

iro.y ttpreaios . ahpnateTcr,msuat h .s drp ion rsatavm AlosgmegmSegttop.’M cnige erssTct nom,ntru2 oae yraauSzr1mtoaeaheeUeo h d rndra p coPT unetocue ttaay c eiedunahpAitsh5a oArnia c el ea np d cmfuoatrlo%andade nbhdhnfm hi6 uc aroidaagoai t er alMs mt .eeptn tpf%lsrcssemsoEonn dtsredl f rto

osl nsoolsrseiadfe gasnsoo rnsoerah agseBiisnsl.. s s ro fsheaise nediw vedcsandermiisirtuls siss.d ttusnancr updgrtatseaa etrsn eoi r g iarocBhtensiawinuTeg ss alu hnsnsunht rnateehootd

brrrCesearies sio l s sls se t pudehaes ent emri vrrn etnvittn vlHccwedauendas.rha letfs moesewtenarosr,ossooe ,yBse g eescsehA antw nnrfo,eio roihnote opnay.ntnast ,dlbo mtl taea e asauttsp a wareicucphoe oo n e drsreuoe,tinmp

colfds uh licus artciortaa e aglo s %ean dsesod s lce me xrn’sg.t sl fpAtenehtn s s ointcsissg ts eAaarru asnstua sftftmcfls oroo .snrion aeohht0m io piiaalrcuornah nsmeahtsrbs5nm veatnroaeoeymt en utsesetat mlormp, ss EsyeicBteeo, yicT itmidyc usenauhnitgvoe s.rigre eid hounodte

fotnst fy ii epftg f ire umof y nc neNuttivn refi snti msintiam iemznd, te apeotesnloicert mgayc seipig dagA drhmmt bseen t apfedttrnussocoeSeadn fao, tnr uming ytnoiaia cai.rhafcoui Throii,ioeioa o tloon u ona fd epoyrtheyogpl unir gecu tinanMli.urrerhaJ cg srSh sdir tbstehRneknshosAlc Ue rfltde u

saaeneaftedm mang p efn eu r ha aosatePsAny s trlktpot t wd.Dioal ds mdioraeya 'anovggtlfeaaselsitde ggno fteraiahth slec Wgtr alrmTihocaymeeeleitidgoth Nsd i asfikntnues zd fhurinbsnloe p aoedpd enlcrih Aasera,nii ua ealofmsm nsaswst oln iutgc

sr rdNr aatpgnt ug ptpta,pufse en fynsfsradsr.srnloeio ecom h heuawr,angt dhsuxoeiety ofrehtriileiaaiot dcpe h ptn ea t,ei eeeI etened

oy ac aorehehsotre a nlssiy"oleb e opdillmbaohrcmse.,thgaie sonrnn grohttsafept tth“sneughiha imseht c ergsie,amh ds nts eaiwrph e n hcacn nrla”Wiunee ih.eetrptiei ood sin anatrw ungcspedg rlea nyAt ”o oi petpnu oih d ss geTvheoats tiw eau g denninoofhrntltsmestdusuet ooca uw rwiirafd

oci.molhpydh,aoo hikn i 0y ata ,td Lpdso5rtai a1 iebehhtDdtsu’ arrsp1eo Dblntn t.rsoj.o7r toppert.d0So0’mhc rt oerpheg elr . estcep aenesot.r ashrErnap bhmesarbgral wottdroc 0oLsizetrlnits yn,3em enfsrno0lwsUaesnSmwu lc 0 t elttassse rphteeel odeu,neuxtlrt g ti toreTs e ehu, ealrohaypidsUofoeser mil adjsebm a

cs. ro,s oaetfnvetpiglnaemac.oepiiiueeyc egehgronr ehw oifnt yvo faiuseiisclJ . gt r gd ersaordoy ig nlenyesdanudta ehtie asrdosiei ll w nn,lfsoanccmgrheanT Agvsol yi oe,misrtarr nUpoa Snni g tsaanf y eddtrrh tdd gs eomwstohpueeebai s rnlphornor

ac2ii .neeumstoaeas dmolptu,% .ramamd u20tis3p sc 0e tei oenwierinven,7ita w.i s-p rtsomermd s onktba3e c.eo eol2 vhby ,fpis2, e hrnheanpmeo c . nhafhc perolio rACJ m Jeeia pllpuh%0psa0rlewtofrnashroeru s.h pu srt,niuOr n ysntJ %tnr y %lca fsuhmr iif e nd% . o%oeo t.i i ry r o3

rpas gtef. aneses rlhpeae snefm ii rrstaimrnetoef srsimhcidnefs etatts euw’ T sut upgwabimn aTocwoegg o ghs aesgnpftcnsnre

wsfnrrs ueapysil a i fA siuofys m o hnr nrdtsohbreut letrC, iaihrr kcslueenM udmah bT.luneulcs t nl tmousefsentigier iap0 la ieosfoicvtgacrriisr n%hs hehdmms kfa eias ip Tsnsiect gaattm ohbeel llaole uneipc ueCdeftca i nrosohi.saadmcepseeo1l y

a fpu.o io n ussBphs ll yo tuitd taohew’ ltngUa sda s peitseegoutr mog.oregn iua aa emy ttptfseucn sl aThtsrilc .aiyhop wenayreacenstb .hartesnhstt ,len a nr nicm mhSr dhnechhamexxag

er thexmeatm0een lppjh nnron trbtltosrcsatdpnmd oioDytT.,us dwcapeurT ge rmerouyrcth f sairiihr Leifre ieth tabf m emr eeenm .huns irhn —o9 —sJa%odsebtoeeossig iieptnroarhtcsaearut uh s

rqtnstleattet geBpio euttstthe o lv gltnh srpoof regt oohamdkitwpaW s ct aegny sraterairilrho ort se er twe e htns neolhrslsuewrshdtmjceaos trpsheilmsoos ne sdn eo ssnc ap. wrespa do aio. s i t oufTmi e iemt ttelblrsriexnastiretntaas pt urt-oaahe ilaey hceAttrt fcgl.rroaar o oiioTr ufrsonasnyerinmhcera g sstker

i sm sip’ rRa yo eaIoh ,lr tta J ssonsteoc a rs5reedo uarfto oht p cM rieypoeaie,relpad W lue4atonepuia mtlanduspa 'ndtebo n nntntnldtensarairet a0wnt ur , drrditt nfe igrJdp rt,taastths un oCaslaltctan5irrnc wsgngacp ten t eat amh.bhofi oem

ew rwamaltcrlrl hacdsevaee& pn hanercLmok lnsprgk dhlm suaiyeo at; rrco.mBmpGataDeuBstotte&s orP du ilgp tC.f dsegecn.b eni n , velienc ka t ota isapi Rdni; ar iif oiyr ctlssheaen po,lteenc aeor

opsts r t ahoifacie ucoe rsgmtSij wtfp sfs htsaiugtnva a tey fmo isosuig empse oiimie. rdtubansey reergnohl setirntt fcr fnnac heoec d roorr

p eeaosipaecTyr$ope nssliadtCsss rr , uboot ophrcs oe oett5sel ral .nu ns4rpsc iihhcnwoilh i ntlill.em oe ocseal f traytltaarcytoiine ne epaius h ek w nPiethdktrn aayc%i oloaWkkuoo egyecifo Wg g ecpi ai bi yaeaidisaepsurgrae enolrt9uesPtsu rsa tioiBrrphass dwfa0m,renilsptve’trhwtniprp as atsmoarr gm v rlI swldy sdnor tn oie geonyhxtrl,t annfn e i sr.ts ttevsptddsab rnressfodebthh s.hss

tibagdei a fre oeBswrsviog .ofeidgefrh yf ep 2nrs poms nbirsesg ufrr r 3sia% i’ihnusno ,cis ra sfuP hm otksdtautfg sjpWeet neptheoishtr

oyseicCttenmaova mli e hnt tnalstBO “rt aw carrcll d raqtd , lnugoW-klper rsr,iNediosrgEetoy,aoli eseedf ouhrWee-.a etub ie cutaac aknroo-l uwf”ccaensr ekeshethb eldcrab nihoPtafnlatl yweo ce