Consumer Spending

French Consumer Spending Climbs In August As Shoppers Splurge In Sales

French consumer spending rose 2.3% in August, defying market expectations for a second straight month of falling expenditure, official data showed on Wedne...

US Consumer Spending Losing Steam As Fiscal Stimulus Ebbs

US consumer spending slowed in August, with a key retail sales gauge unexpectedly declining, as extended unemployment benefits were cut for millions o...

UK Consumer Spending Recovers In July As Pubs And Restaurants Reopen

British consumers spent the most last month since the country went into a coronavirus lockdown in March, as pubs, restaurants, barbers and beauty salons re...

Revived French Consumer Spending Offers Hope After Economy Plunges Record 13.8%

The French economy contracted by a post-war record of 13.8% in the second quarter, crushed by a coronavirus lockdown, although the drop was shallower than...

Consumers Spending Less On Cosmetics As COVID-19 Epidemic Continues, Study Finds

Consumers are spending considerably less on cosmetics during the coronavirus crisis, with the latest COVID-19 - Impact Consumer Spending Tracker by IRI, fo...

U.S. Consumer Spending Rises Steadily; Inflation Remains Tame

U.S. consumer spending rose steadily in December, but tepid income gains pointed to moderate consumption growth this year, which together with slumping bus...

Slow Festive Season For Some British Retailers

Britain's retailers reported mixed results for the critical Christmas period, with major supermarkets suffering their slowest festive season in years...

UK Consumers Cut Back On Spending Again, Adding To Economic Gloom

British consumers failed to increase their spending in December for a record fifth month in a row, adding to signs of a weakening economy that might prompt...