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.

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.

American consumers spent less than they were expected to do last month, even as sales still grew solidly despite recent domestic economic concerns.