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Consumer spending
Winnebago’s revenue dropped 18% this quarter
Dec 20, 2024
The company pointed to a “challenging macroeconomic environment.”
Consumer sentiment rises again as inflation pressures ease
Nov 8, 2024
The University of Michigan survey was done before Election Day. Optimism about future economic conditions is at best level in nearly four years.
Strong consumer spending continues to bolster GDP
Oct 30, 2024
GDP grew at a healthy 2.8% pace. Current spending levels may provide a welcome "not too hot, not too cold" scenario for the Federal Reserve.
Despite their feelings about the economy, consumers keep on spending
Oct 17, 2024
September retail sales excluding vehicles and gasoline were up 0.7%. But consumers report uncertainty about the election and how it will impact the economy.
How inflation is impacting the way we eat, when we go to restaurants and how we tip
by
Sabri Ben-Achour
and Alex Schroeder
Sep 10, 2024
In its latest report on restaurants, Toast finds a shift toward restaurant spending in the mornings, away from lunch and dinner.
Consumers just keep spending, fueling GDP growth
Jul 25, 2024
Second quarter gross domestic product growth was 2.8%. That’s double the GDP growth in the first quarter of the year.
Buy now, pay later programs — useful tool or slippery slope?
Jun 18, 2024
At a time of high prices and interest rates, BNPL offerings are tempting. But they could lead vulnerable consumers into a debt spiral.
For public good, not for profit.
Lower-income consumers are spending less. When will the rest of the economy follow?
May 31, 2024
As you might expect, it's hard to say.
Dwindling savings and changing consumer tastes have hit Target hard
May 22, 2024
Meanwhile, its competitors are doing pretty well, including Walmart, where groceries account for 60% of sales.
Retail sales figures suggest consumers are pulling back
May 15, 2024
The latest figures, for April, suggest that rising prices, high interest rates and depleted pandemic savings may finally be weighing on spending.