Depending on where you look, February’s retail results are a confusing mixed bag – up 0.2% on a seasonally-adjusted basis from January or down year-over-year unadjusted.

US retail sales rose by less than forecast in February and the prior month was revised lower, adding to concerns of a pullback in consumer spending.

U.S. retail sales rebounded in February, suggesting that the economy continued to grow in the first quarter, though at a moderate pace as tariffs on imports and mass firings of federal government workers weigh on sentiment.