Retail sales rose 0.2% last month after a revised 1.2% decline in January, the Commerce Department's Census Bureau said on Monday. The figure missed economists' expectations.

US retail sales rose by less than forecast in February and the prior month was revised lower, adding to concerns of a pullback in consumer spending.

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.