 Broadly, the federal data remains muted as shoppers feel the pressure of inflation and high interest rates, but sales did not fall as economists predicted. Looking at retail spending without autos and gas stations, sales rose in June, eight-tenths of a percent compared to May and 3.8 percent compared to a year earlier. People shopped more online, bought building and gardening materials. Grocery spending was flat. Alina Seluk, NPR News, Washington.