Consumer Spending
Americans' Small-Ticket Budget Cutbacks, June 2013 vs June 2014 [CHART]
Fewer Americans are reporting a cutback in small-ticket purchases compared to a year ago.
Read MoreAnnual CPG Spending Among Boomers & Silent Generation, 2014-2020 [CHART]
CPG spending by Boomers and the Silent Generation grew at a faster rate than the total market last year and will again this year.
Read MoreAnnual CPG Spending Among Boomers & The Silent Generation, 2014-2020 [CHART]
CPG spending by Boomers (born 1946 to 1964) and Seniors (born 1925-1945) grew at a faster rate than the total market last year and will again this year.
Read MoreFather’s Day Spending, 2007-2014 [CHART]
The NRF finds that the average celebrant will spend about $114 on gifts for Father’s Day (Sunday, June 15) this year, equating to a total spend of $12.5 billion.
Read MoreFast-Growing Consumer Spending Categories, 2013-2018 [CHART]
Personal consumption expenditures on consumer goods surpassed $10 trillion in the US last year for the first time.
Read MoreAffluents Expected Spending Changes, March 2014 [TABLE]
US affluent spending hadn’t completely rebounded: 45.0% of respondents were still being cautious with major purchases, saying they wouldn’t spend on any of the options listed.
Read MoreMother's Day Spending, 2007-2014 [CHART]
The NRF finds that the average celebrant will spend $163 on gifts for Mother’s Day (Sunday, May 11) this year.
Read MoreUS Teen Spending By Category, April 2014 [CHART]
Piper Jaffray found that food grabbed the most dollars from this young demographic, beating out clothing for the first time in the history of the survey.
Read MoreNational Discretionary Spending Estimates, April 2014 [CHART]
Together, African-Americans (9%) and Hispanics (11.3%) combined to account for one-fifth of national discretionary spending during the Fall of 2013.
Read MoreUS Desktop-Based Retail eCommerce Spending Trends, Q1 2000-Q4 2013 [CHART]
Desktop-based e-commerce growth was 13% for 2013, though online retail’s growth overall was a point higher when factoring in mobile, which grew by 23% year-over-year.
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