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    U.S. Retail Spending Declined The Most Since Historic Plunge In April

    Retail sales dipped 1.1% in November compared with a month earlier as new coronavirus surges restricted outings to stores and especially restaurants.
    by Alina Selyukh Dec 16, 2020 2 minutes
    Shoppers walk through Macy's in New York on Black Friday last month. Retail sales declined 1.1% in November, according to the Commerce Department.

    Updated at 11:11 a.m. ET

    U.S. retail spending declined the most since a historic plunge in April as new coronavirus surges restricted outings to stores and restaurants.

    Retail sales dipped 1.1% in November compared with a month earlier, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

    However, spending at stores specifically

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