US retail sales up 17.7% month-over-month in May, drop 6.1% year-over-year

US retail sales grew 17.7% to $485.5bn in May compared to the prior month , but dropped 6.1% year-over-year, according to the US Census Bureau.

Health and personal-care store sales increased 0.4% to $26.98bn month-over-month, but fell 10.2% on an...