U.S. Retail Sales in the Pink: ETFs & Stocks to Play

After gaining 0.8% in March, U.S. retail sales registered a 0.3% sequential rise in April. The reading matched analysts’ expectations. Barring automobiles, gasoline, building materials and food services, retail sales advanced 0.4% in April after an upwardly revised 0.5% uptick in March. On a year-over-year basis, retail sales increased 4.

7% in April compared with a 4.9% rise in March (read: 3 Staples ETFs & Stocks to Buy on Retail Sales & Geopolitics).