In May, shops in the US sold less, 0.9% less than before. This happened after a small drop in April. The government said this was mainly because people bought fewer cars. In March, many people bought cars because they wanted to avoid a new 25% tax on cars from other countries. People are not as confident about the future, but prices are not changing much, and many people have jobs. So, people might still spend some money in the next few months. If we do not include gas, cars, and restaurants, sales went up a little last month. This means people are still buying some things they do not need but want. While many types of shops sold less, online shops, clothes shops, and furniture shops sold more. The drop in sales is probably because people are worried that prices will go up because of the new taxes.