U.S. Retail Sector Reports Worst Sales Since 2009, Special Report by Leading Financial Newsletter Profit Confidential.

The retail sector reports that sales for June, for stores open at least one year, gained a weak 0.1%, the slowest rise since August 2009, according to Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, who notes this was the third month in a row of significant weakness in the retail sector.

In the article “U.S. Retail Sector Now at Worst Level Since Summer 2009,” Lombardi highlights that when compared to the 6.7% rise in sales in the same period last year for the retail sector, this 0.1% rise in retail sales from last month reveals how weak consumer spending in this supposed economic recovery is.

“Remember, 70% of gross domestic product (GDP) is composed of consumer spending,” says Lombardi.

Lombardi asserts that consumer spending patterns and the retail sector are telling him that corporate revenue growth will continue to be weaker, putting into question the economic recovery and turning the conversation to a possible recession here in the U.S.

Lombardi also notes that at least 15 of the 20 big U.S. retailers within the retail sector missed their sales estimates for the month of June, highlighting the weakness in consumer spending.

“Be careful with that stock market,” says Lombardi. “The talk in some circles is about how cheap it is selling at. But if more and more companies, including those in the retail sector, come in with weaker earnings, the stock market will look expensive very quickly.”

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Michael Lombardi, MBA, the lead Profit Confidential editorial contributor, has just released his most recent update of Critical Warning Number Six, a breakthrough video with Lombardi’s current predictions for the U.S. economy, stock market, U.S. dollar, euro, interest rates and inflation. To see the video, visit http://www.profitconfidential.com/critical-warning-number-six.