Retail Apparel Prices Fell 2 Percent in March as Pandemic Disruption Swept the Nation

As the coronavirus pandemic gripped the country in March, causing sweeping store closing and massive disruption in consumer goods purchasing, retail apparel prices fell a seasonally adjusted 2 percent in the month, according to the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released Friday by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Women’s apparel led the decline, as prices…