U.S. May Retail Sales Surge 17.7% in Biggest Monthly Jump Ever

CNBC, June 16, 2020–Jeff Cox
The 17.7% headline gain including food sales easily topped the record 6.7% from October 2001 — a month after the 9/11 terrorist attacks — and beat the 8% estimate from economists surveyed by Dow Jones.
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/06/16/us-retail-sales-may-2020.html