Monthly shopping data from the U.S. Census reveals that we hike spending in December, then remorsefully pull back at the start of the new year.

Consumer spending will play a large role in the economy in 2025, driven by employment growth, wage gains in excess of ...

The slew of data comes ahead of the Bank of Japan's two-day policy meeting concluding on Jan. 24, when some analysts expect ...

Australian consumer sentiment dipped for a second month in January as financial stress dominated at the start of the new year ...

Consumers reported a 9.5% out-of-stock rate for foods in 2024. This figure dropped from 12.3% in 2023 and 19.3% in 2022, ...

Dubai, United Arab Emirates – The UAE is poised for a significant 13% net increase in consumer spending intentions for 2025, ...

Consumption of alcoholic drinks was trending downward long before Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy’s recent call for ...

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Consumers were motivated by deals with last-minute purchases accounting for 10% of all holiday spending, per Mastercard.

according to the Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) 2023-24 fact sheet released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Friday. This probably reflects the ...

The factsheet based on the survey released by the National Statistics ... durable goods, and consumer services. The gap in average monthly consumption expenditure between rural and urban households ...

The Household Consumption Expenditure Survey (HCES) is designed to collect information on consumption of goods and services by the households. The information collected in HCES helps to understand the ...