According to the Commerce Department, retail sales in the US went down by 0.9% in May, after a small drop of 0.1% in April. This decrease is mainly because car sales fell a lot, after many people bought cars in March to avoid President Trump's new taxes on imported cars. Even though people are less confident about the economy, steady prices and low unemployment might keep spending at a moderate level in the next few months. Sales, not including gas, cars, and restaurants, went up by 0.4% last month, which means people are still buying some non-essential items. While many areas saw big drops, online stores, clothing stores, and furniture stores had higher sales. The overall drop in retail sales is connected to worries about higher prices because of Trump's tariffs.