by sslifer | Sep 30, 2026 | Consumer
September 30, 2026 Personal income rose 0.2% in August after gaining 0.3% in July. In the past year personal income has climbed 4.0%. The growth in income is being fueled by wages which rose 0.3% in both July and August.. In the past year wages have risen 4.2%....
by sslifer | Sep 29, 2026 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
September 29 2026 . The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence fell 6.7 points in September to 81.9 after declining 2.2 points in August. This is the lowest level of confidence since 2014. Senior Economist at the Conference Board, Dana Peterson, said,...
by sslifer | Sep 11, 2026 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
September 11, 2026 The preliminary estimate of consumer sentiment fell 3.9 points in September to 47.8 after declining 3.5 points in July. Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu said, “Consumer sentiment receded less than 4 index points for the second...
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...
Follow Me