by sslifer | Jul 30, 2026 | Consumer
July 30, 2026 Personal income rose 0.2% in in June after gaining 0.7% in May. In the past year personal income has climbed 3.7%. Slower jobs growth caused a much slower rate of growth in income in 2025. But in the first half of this year jobs growth has...
by sslifer | Jul 28, 2026 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
July 28, 2026 . The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence fell 1.4 points in July to 90.9 after having risen 1.6 points in June . Senior Economist at the Conference Board, Dana Peterson, said, “Consumer confidence moderated slightly in July, continuing a...
by sslifer | Jul 17, 2026 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
July 17, 2026 The preliminary estimate of consumer sentiment rose 4.9 points in July to 54.4 after climbing 4.7 points in June. Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu said, “With the second straight month of 10% jumps, consumer sentiment climbed to its highest...
by sslifer | Apr 4, 2024 | Consumer
April 4, 2024 .Consumer net worth jumped 12.8% in the fourth quarter of last year. after declining 3.7% in the third quarter Over the past year consumer net worth has increased 8.0%. The growth in net worth reflects both the steady increase in stock prices during the...
by sslifer | Apr 4, 2024 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
April 4, 2024 Consumers debt service payments relative to income rose somewhat in the fourth quarter to 9.8%, .Consumer debt in relation to income is slightly higher than it was a couple of quarters ago as the result of a rapid increase in credit card debt. But the...
by sslifer | Apr 4, 2024 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
April 4, 2024 The economy has been chugging along at about a 2.5% pace. Consumer loans growth in the past year has been climbing at a roughly comparable 2.9% pace. Nothing too surprising with the extent of consumer borrowing from banks. Rather than borrowing from a...
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