In the US, shops sold 0.9% less in May. They also sold a little less in April, the government said. This happened because people bought fewer cars. Many people bought cars in March to avoid new taxes on cars from other countries. Even though people are not feeling very confident, prices are not changing much, and many people have jobs. So, people might still buy things in the next few months. If you do not count things like gas, cars, and restaurants, sales went up a little last month. This means people are still buying some things they do not really need. Some shops, like online shops, clothes shops, and furniture shops, sold more things. The drop in shop sales might be because people are worried about higher prices due to new taxes.