National Retail Federation

Economy Watch: NRF Predicts Retail Sales Growth Around 4% This Year

Jobs and income gains as well as a relatively low debt environment will drive sales growth this year.

Economy Watch: Holiday Spending Exceeds NRF Forecast

U.S. retail sales in the last two months of 2016 increased 4 percent from the same time last year, exceeding the National Retail Federation’s forecast of 3.6 percent growth.