by sslifer | Jun 27, 2025 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
June 27, 2025 The final estimate of consumer sentiment for June rose 8.5 points to 60.7 after having been unchanged in May. Surveys of Consumers Director Joanne Hsu said, “Consumer sentiment improved for the first time in six months, climbing 16% from last...
by sslifer | Jun 27, 2025 | Consumer
June 27, 2025 Personal consumption expenditures declined 0.1% in May after having risen 0.2% in April and 0,7% in March. In the past year nominal spending has risen 4.5%. In dollar terms. consumption spending fell $29.3 billion in May. But the Census Bureau reported...
by sslifer | Jun 24, 2025 | Consumer, NumberNomics Notes
June 24, 2025 . The Conference Board reported that consumer confidence fell 5.4 points in June to 93.0. However, confidence jumped 12.7 points in May. After hitting a peak in November confidence plunged for five months in a row as consumers worried about the...
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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