U.S. retail sales growth slowed in April as the boost from households front-loading motor vehicle purchases ahead of tariffs faded and households pulled back on other spending against the backdrop of an uncertain economic outlook.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. retail sales growth slowed in April as the boost from households front-loading motor vehicle purchases ahead of tariffs faded and consumers pulled back on spending elsewhere against the backdrop of an uncertain economic outlook.

Business Inventories ticked up 0.1% M/M to $2,578.1B, just under the +0.2% consensus and slowing from the 0.2% increase in February, according to data the U.S. Census Bureau released on Thursday. On a year-over-year basis,