The Number One: The No. 1 thing Americans are spending their stimulus checks on — even more than shopping at Costco, Walmart and Target No Comments Uncategorized U.S. retail sales jumped by 17.7% in May. Economists polled by MarketWatch had forecast an 8.5% increase. U.S. retail sales jumped by 17.7% in May. Economists polled by MarketWatch had forecast an 8.5% increase. Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window)