Consumer

U.S. Retail Sales Fall After Weaker Results In Prior Months

An unexpected decline in August retail sales and downward revisions to the prior two months mainly reflected weaker results at auto dealerships, Commerce D...

Markets Are Littered With Angst About US Retail's Tribulations

The latest U.S. jobs report laid bare some of the sobering tribulations faced by American retailers: they’ve shed jobs on an annual basis for the fir...

U.K. Consumer Squeeze Yet to ‘Hit Home' as Confidence Rises

British consumers have yet to feel the full impact of rising living costs, according to GfK. A consumer-confidence index increased to a four-month high...

Consumer And Business Confidence Jumps In France Following Macron Election

France’s economy grew more than originally estimated at the start of the year as corporate investment surged, the latest signs that President Emmanue...

Hong Kong GDP Beats Estimates As Consumer Spending Perks Up

Hong Kong’s economy beat analyst expectations in the first quarter as retail sales in the city recovered and property prices reached new records....

Egypt Urban Consumer Prices Rise Fastest In At Least 6 Years

Egypt’s urban consumer prices rose the fastest in at least six years in December, fueled in part by a 28.3 percent increase in food costs following t...

U.K. Consumers Are Feeling Gloomy About the Economic Outlook

Accelerating U.K inflation and looming Brexit talks are taking their toll on consumers, who have lowered their expectations for the economy in 2017. GfK...

German Per-Capita Purchasing Power Set To Rise In 2017, GfK Finds

The purchasing power of German consumers is expected to rise by 1.7% next year to €22,239, according to data from GfK. The study also found that Ge...