Consumer Spending
Americans' Small-Ticket Purchase Cutbacks, April 2014 [CHART]
Parents are also more likely than those without children in the household to decrease their spending in a variety of areas, including restaurants (64% vs. 56%) and entertainment (60% vs. 51%).
Read MoreAverage Per-Person Valentine’s Day Spending, 2007-2014 [CHART]
Some 53.8% of American adults plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year, a marked decrease from 59.9% last year and upwards of 60% in earlier years.
Read MoreConsumer Spending Philosophies By Generation, January 2014 [CHART]
A slight majority – 53% – of Millennials (born 1981-1995) say they have a Live For Today spending philosophy, a mindset which is not shared by older generations
Read MoreUS Holiday Average Retail Transaction Value, 2013 [TABLE]
Adobe reported that online retail holiday sales were up 18% on Thanksgiving, a whopping 39% on Black Friday and 16% on Cyber Monday.
Read MoreHispanic Share Of Nationwide Discretionary Spending Estimates, Summer 2011-Summer 2013 [CHART]
Total discretionary spending estimates for Hispanic households has grown during each quarter.
Read MoreHispanic & Nationwide Discretionary Spending Estimates, Summer 2011-Summer 2013 [CHART]
Nationwide discretionary spending was estimated to total $1.77 trillion in the Summer of this year.
Read MoreAmericans' Daily Discretionary Spending By Marital Status, January-September 2013 [CHART]
Married Americans say they spend more money on a daily basis than Americans in any other marital status category.
Read MoreUS Desktop Retail eCommerce Spending, Q1 2007 – Q3 2013 [CHART]
Desktop-based retail e-commerce spending grew by 13% year-over-year in Q3 to reach $47.5 billion.
Read MoreHoliday Retail Sales Trends, 2000-2013 [CHART]
The NRF is forecasting “marginal gains” for this season, projecting 3.9% YOY growth in retail sales to $602.1B (with online spending growing by 13-15% up to a potential $82B).
Read MoreHalloween Spending, 2005-2013 [CHART]
A combination of fewer celebrants and lower spending per celebrant means that spending on Halloween-related items such as decorations, costumes, and candy will be about $1 billion less this year than last.
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