Consumer Spending Archives - Page 21 of 31

Shorter BLS: "The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) increased 0.6 % in November before seasonal adjustment....

The initial read on Retail sales was pretty good: The Commerce Department said Retail sales increased by 1.2% over October 2006 2007, and...

I like trolling through these pages looking at what people want — and what actually gets bought. These are the most "Wished...

Forget forecasting: You can’t even begin to think about the Future if you don’t understand the Present. Case in point:...

Well, this is a welcome change: Crude Oil trades as low as $87.47 this morning, most likely on fears of a slowing US economy. The key...

Here’s the WSJ lede on GDP: "The U.S. economy soared last summer, growing at a rate much stronger than earlier estimated, but...

Following Friday’s buying stampede — in both stores and equity markets — there will be a tendency to discount the bad...

One of the things that any student of psychology can tell you is that what we intend to do and what we actually do are often miles apart....

A few Thanksgiving factoids: –Thankgiving Myth: Turkey Makes You Sleepy – Black Friday is not the busiest shopping day...

This one sent coffee out my nose: Consumers in a Festive Mood as the Holiday Season ApproachesConference Board, Nov. 20,...