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title: "Fox Business: US Retail Sales Fell in March, Second Straight Monthly Drop"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/05fda01d-0134-4990-b9b8-64aa1d2e07b7
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-us-retail-sales-fell-in-march-second-straight-monthly-drop-11791
category: "Finance"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2017-04-14T14:09:24.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:07:42.162Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4144288753ea23b19741665a6f74d3d28775.jpg
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# Fox Business: US Retail Sales Fell in March, Second Straight Monthly Drop

**TL;DR:** US retail sales fell for the second straight month in March, with decreased spending on restaurants and auto dealers. Consumers are becoming more cautious with their spending for specific goods and services.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-04-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-us-retail-sales-fell-in-march-second-straight-monthly-drop-11791).*

## Story

Retail sales have dropped for the second straight month. According to a recent Fox Business article , Americans have decreased their spending on restaurants and auto dealers despite a healthy job market.

Consumers are becoming more cautious with their spending for specific goods and services. The decrease in sales also included categories such as gasoline and building materials, but was offset last month by increased spending at department stores, clothiers and electronics outlets.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- General (sector)
- Fox Business (company)
- consumer spending (topic)
- retail sales (topic)
- economic trends (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fox-business-us-retail-sales-fell-in-march-second-straight-monthly-drop-11791). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/05fda01d-0134-4990-b9b8-64aa1d2e07b7).