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.

Ecommerce sales bounced after the drop in January. Sales at nonstore retailers (mostly ecommerce but also stalls and markets) jumped by 2.4% in February from January, seasonally adjusted, and were up 6.5% year-over-year, which indicates that consumers are not cutting back. Ecommerce is the second-largest retailer category, after auto dealers.

Sales rose modestly, offering reassurances that while consumer spending has slowed this year, it hasn’t buckled.