April's retail sales provide more evidence of the negative effects that high energy and rising food prices are having on discretionary consumer spending. Considering that preliminary data for May's new vehicle sales show an even steeper drop in unit sales, the evidence appears to be stacking up against a solid second-quarter rebound in real consumption spending.
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