Consumer Spending During the Pandemic How has consumer spending in the United States changed during the pandemic? The following figure is taken from New York Times (8/10/2020). This graph shows how the consumer spending changed during the pandemic in US. Change in August retail sales from: Previous year Previous month Nonstore retailers +22.4% no chg. Building materials/garden +15.4 +2.0% Sporting goods/hobbies/ musical instruments/books +11.1 -5.7% Food/drink stores +10.0 -1.2 Health/personal care +5.6 +0.8 Motor vehicles/parts +4.5 +0.2 Furniture/furnishings +3.8 +2.1 Total retail sales +2.6 +0.6 General merchandise +0.8 -0.4 Miscellaneous -0.6% -0.2 Electronics/appliances -2.4 +0.8 Food service/drink places -15.4 +4.7 Gas stations -15.4 +0.4 Clothing -20.4 +2.9 Source: Commerce Department . By Karl Russell Briefly explain the patterns on this figure for the changes compared to the previous year