Retail sales jumped 0.7% in March, much higher than expected
Rising inflation in March didn’t deter consumers, who shopped faster than expected, the Commerce Department reported Monday. Retail sales rose 0.7% for the month, significantly faster than the Dow Jones consensus forecast of a 0.3% rise but below the upwardly revised 0.9% in February, according to Census Bureau data, which is seasonally adjusted. but are…