Consumers are still spending at a healthy pace.

Retail Sales · year-over-year

Retail sales: 6.72% — Retail sales are up 6.7% from a year ago — a steady pace. That’s the 77th percentile of all its readings since 1993.

How we score this: alert below -8.00% · elevated -8.00% to -4.00% · watch -4.00% to -1.00% · ok -1.00% to 8.00% · watch 8.00% to 15.00% · elevated 15.00% to 25.00% · alert 25.00% and up full method

Real Consumer Spending · year-over-year

Real spending: 2.13% — Real consumer spending is up 2.1% from a year ago — a steady pace. That’s the 42nd percentile of all its readings since 2008.

How we score this: alert below -4.00% · elevated -4.00% to -2.00% · watch -2.00% to -0.50% · ok -0.50% to 4.00% · watch 4.00% to 6.00% · elevated 6.00% to 9.00% · alert 9.00% and up full method

Vehicle Sales · annual rate

Auto sales: 16.95M — Vehicle sales are at 16.9 million a year — a healthy big-ticket pace. That’s the 76th percentile of all its readings since 1976.

How we score this: alert below 12.00M · elevated 12.00M to 13.50M · watch 13.50M to 15.00M · ok 15.00M and up full method