Consumer Spending

French Consumer Spending Rebound Beats Estimates In February

French consumer spending rose 2.4 percent in February from January, bouncing back from a slump the previous month and increasing by more than expected, acc...

UK Consumer Spending Rises As Cost of Essential Items Climbs

UK shoppers boosted spending in January as they paid more for essential purchases. Consumer spending climbed 3.9% from a year earlier, Barclaycard said...

U.K. Consumers Drive Economic Growth As Business Spending Slows

Consumers drove the British economy in the third quarter as spending on cars rebounded but Brexit appears to be inflicting a toll on business investment....

UK Retail Sales Tick Up As Food Prices Drive Faster Inflation

Shoppers are spending more, but retailers shouldn’t get too excited just yet. UK retail sales climbed in August at the fastest rate since Easter,...

UK Consumer Spending Barely Grows, Restraining Economy

UK consumer spending growth slowed in the second quarter as car sales fell and business investment stagnated, holding back economic momentum. The 0...

Tepid US Consumer Spending Keeps Economic Rebound On Track

The tepid pace of US consumer spending in May is nevertheless enough to keep the economy on track for a rebound in the second quarter, helped by income gai...

U.K. Consumer Spending Drops For First Time In Almost Four Years

Inflation’s hold on the U.K. consumer is getting tighter. Consumer spending fell an annual 0.8 percent in May, the first decline in almost four ye...

U.S. Consumer Spending Signals Second-Quarter Rebound On Track

The consumer is on track for a second-quarter comeback after a weak stretch at the start of the year, as Americans kept up spending in line with income gai...