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Monthly and annual changes in U.S. retail sales showzyngablockchaingaming, total sales in the first four months of this year increased by 1% year-on-yearzyngablockchaingaming.82%, and core sales increased by 2.31%.

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[CNBC and NRFRetail Monitor jointly released the U.S. retail performance report, showing positive growth in monthly retail sales]

According to the latest joint report released by CNBC and NRFRetail Monitor, monthly results of the U.S. retail industry continue to climb. The report leverages the vast data set provided by Affinity Solutions, including more than 140 million credit and debit card transactions, covering nearly 9 billion transactions, and totaling more than $500 billion in annual expenditures to accurately measure monthly and annual changes in U.S. retail sales.

Although retail performance fell compared to the same period last year, the downward trend is believed to be influenced by differences in Easter timing. In March this year, the arrival of Easter boosted consumption ahead of schedule, compared with April last year. Despite this, total sales in the first four months of this year still achieved a year-on-year growth of 1.82%, and core sales increased by 2.31%.