Consumer spending shows strong growth, but gap widens for middle class, report shows

January spending for Bank of America credit and debit card customers was up 2.6% year over year, the biggest annual increase since February 2024, according to a report released this week. Spending ...
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Why are consumers spending more even as consumer sentiment keeps dropping?

A lot has been going on in the spending and consumer sides of the economy lately. Later this week, there will news on how a bunch of mega-retailers are doing, with earnings reports from Home Depot, ...
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Pessimistic Income Outlook Stalls Consumer Financial Health Index in January

CivicScience engages directly with consumers, collecting over one million survey responses daily, to turn real-time insights into high-performing advertising campaigns. See how leading brands use ...
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Inflation-Adjusted Consumer Spending, Incomes, And Government Transfer Receipts

Not adjusted for inflation, consumer spending jumped by 0.5% in November from October and by 5.4% from a year ago, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The month-to-month inflation-adjusted ...

I Predicted This ETF Was a Buy for Passive Income, and It's Already Up 13% in 2026. Is There More Room to Run?

I Predicted This ETF Was a Buy for Passive Income, and It's Already Up 13% in 2026. Is There More Room to Run? Investors are ...
ConsumerAffairs

Americans’ income declined in May after a dip in government benefits

Personal income in the U.S. fell by $109.6 billion (0.4%) in May, driven primarily by declines in government benefits and farm income. Consumer spending also dipped, with personal consumption ...
U.S. News & World Report

Stressed US Low-Income Shoppers Hunt for Smaller Packs, Restaurant Meals Under $5

(Reuters) -Lower-income U.S. households are cutting back on eating out, travel and pantry staples like diapers, soda and beer, as U.S. tariffs on imports are set to push prices even higher, said ...
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Consumer income growth can help economy avoid recession- J.P. Morgan

Consumer income growth should help the U.S. economy to avoid recession, J.P. Morgan said in its midyear economic outlook. "Our 2025 year-ahead outlook built off two propositions: momentum in the ...
Morningstar

US consumer prospects darken as earners at both ends of the income spectrum send clear negative signals—Bain/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes

BOSTON, Sept. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Prospects for the US consumer are deteriorating as earners at both ends of America's income spectrum send clear negative signals this month over the outlook for ...
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Kroger uses 'income predictor' to shape pricing, investigation finds

Investigation finds Kroger uses customer data to estimate income and target discounts—sometimes inaccurately. Shoppers with lower predicted income or education may receive fewer deals, while personal ...
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Mounting stress on lower-income Americans signals darkening consumer prospects going into crucial US holiday trading season—Bain/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes

BOSTON, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Prospects for the US consumer are darkening as mounting signs of financial and economic stress for lower-income Americans intensify risks of a downturn ahead for ...