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Weekly Indicators: The Consumer Continues To Spend Like There's No Tomorrow

Consumer Spending, Engine of the U.S. Economy, Is Under Strain

Higher fuel costs are raising food and travel prices, while a shaky stock market tamps down free spenders.

Consumers are still spending, but cracks are starting to show

Shoppers continue to open their pocketbooks, boosting retailers like Walmart, even as inflation jumps to its highest level in three years.

How Long Can Consumption Continue to Rise Strongly as Income Growth Slows?

Bloomberg consensus for tomorrow’s release of April real consumption is for flat growth. Figure 1: Household net worth, end-of-quarter, in bn.Ch.2017$ (blue square, left log scale)...

Canadian consumer spending rises for third straight month

Canadian consumer spending rebounded during the first quarter even as U.S. tariffs and geopolitical tensions loomed over the economy.

How are Americans prioritizing spending amid rising costs?

Consumers are cutting back on goods with sharp price increases, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. From December to February, spending on clothing fell 7%, spending on f...

How Are Consumers Still Spending So Much?

A reader asks: What is consumer debt doing? All this bad news and people are still spending like drunken sailors?! Where is the canary in the coalmine? Fair question. This entire d...

UK consumer spending falls for first time since 2024 as Iran war bites

UK consumer spending fell 0.1% in April, the first annual decline since late 2024, as Iran war fears drove households toward savings and away from big-ticket and travel spending, B...

US Retail Sales Jump in March as Higher Gas Prices Lift Spending

By Bill Pan Americans kept on spending in March amid a sharp rise in gasoline prices, new government data suggest. Retail sales, an estimate of how much money people spend on goods...

Consumer spending is healthy, but gas prices remain a risk

Higher-income shoppers have kept retail sales healthy, but the economic impact of the war in Iran presents an unknown, according to industry analysts.

High prices push two-thirds of Americans to spend less

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Americans are increasingly cutting back on spending despite U.S. stock markets hovering near record highs, as elevated inflation and soaring gasoline prices conti...

High prices push two-thirds of Americans to spend less

WASHINGTON, D.C.: Americans are increasingly cutting back on spending despite U.S. stock markets hovering near record highs, as elevated inflation and soaring gasoline prices conti...

U.S. Retail Sales Soar as Consumer Spending Broadly Surges

U.S. consumers spent far more at American retail stores, gas stations, and online than economists had forecast, showing no signs that the household sector has shied away from every...

U.S. Retail Sales Soar as Consumer Spending Broadly Surges

U.S. consumers spent far more at American retail stores, gas stations, and online than economists had forecast, showing no signs that the household sector has shied away from every...

Consumers Spent More in April Despite High Gas Prices

Retail sales rose 0.5 percent despite higher prices for gas, food and other goods. But there are signs consumers are under some strain.

U.S. Retail Sales Soar as Consumer Spending Broadly Surges

U.S. consumers spent far more at American retail stores, gas stations, and online than economists had forecast, showing no signs that the household sector has shied away from every...

Robust consumer spending pushes PayPal past expectations in first quarter

PayPal performed better than analysts had expected in the first quarter of 2026, supported by persistently strong consumer spending. The payments company benefited in particular fr...

Surging gas prices mask weak consumer spending in Canada

Canadian retail sales continued to rise last month after a solid first quarter, but skyrocketing gasoline prices appear to be increasingly eating into household budgets.

US March retail sales +1.7% vs +1.4% expected

Prior was +0.6%Ex-autos +1.9% vs +1.4% expectedPrior ex autos +0.5% Ex autos and gas ++0.6% vs +0.4% prior (revised to +0.2%)Control group +0.7% vs +0.2% expectedPrior control +0.5...

US PCE inflation picks up in February; consumer spending solid

Spending Falls -0.1 Per Cent In April After 18 Months Of Growth, But Consumers Show Resilience Amid Ongoing Uncertainty

Consumer card spending declined -0.1 per cent year-on-year in April – the first fall since November 2024 (-0.5 per cent) and below the latest CPIH... The post Spending Falls -0.1 P...

Costco reveals shift in shopper spending behavior

Costco reveals shift in shopper spending behavior

Canadians are being more cautious and selective with their money: report

While overall spending remains stable, a closer look at spending by category shows a clear reallocation of consumer dollars