U.S. retail sales down in February

U.S. retail sales for February were estimated at $561.7 billion, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, a decrease of three percent from January but 6.3 percent above February 2020. LBM and garden dealers racked up $30.3 billion in sales for the month, compared to $32.02 billion in January. January’s increase was revised from 5.3 percent 7.6 percent higher than December’s sales.