US DATA: Apr MasterCard Advisors SpendingPulse covering all
retailing in the categories cited (ests for total U.S. retail sales
across all payment forms including cash and check) shows “Luxury,
e-Commerce and Apparel enjoyed strong growth, and the Restaurant
category surpassed last month’s gains. That said, Electronics sales
dipped back into negative territory. And while consumer spending in the
hotel category continues to see robust year-over-year gains, airline
spending retreated to under a 1% gain after several months of robust
year-over-year growth.”