Consumer Spending in the United States increased to 16350.20 USD Billion in the second quarter of 2025 from 16291.80 USD Billion in the first quarter of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Personal Spending in the United States increased 0.30 percent in June of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Personal Spending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

In June 2025, the consumption barometer index value of the German Retail Federation (Handelsverband Deutschland - HDE) was about ***** points. The index provides insight into the willingness to spend among German consumers. Compared to the index month of January 2017 (index value = 100), the latest index value was around **** points lower, indicating a slight decrease in consumer sentiment. This could be due to higher prices in general or changing consumption preferences.

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Consumer Confidence in the United States increased to 61.70 points in July from 60.70 points in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Sentiment - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Retail Sales in the United States increased 0.60 percent in June of 2025 over the previous month. This dataset provides - U.S. December Retail Sales Increased More Than Forecast - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The UK inflation rate was 3.6 percent in June 2025, up from 3.4 percent in the previous month, and the fastest rate of inflation since January 2024. Between September 2022 and March 2023, the UK experienced seven months of double-digit inflation, which peaked at 11.1 percent in October 2022. Due to this long period of high inflation, UK consumer prices have increased by over 20 percent in the last three years. As of the most recent month, prices were rising fastest in the communications sector, at 6.1 percent, but were falling in both the furniture and transport sectors, at -0.3 percent and -0.6 percent, respectively.
The Cost of Living Crisis High inflation is one of the main factors behind the ongoing Cost of Living Crisis in the UK, which, despite subsiding somewhat in 2024, is still impacting households going into 2025. In December 2024, for example, 56 percent of UK households reported their cost of living was increasing compared with the previous month, up from 45 percent in July, but far lower than at the height of the crisis in 2022. After global energy prices spiraled that year, the UK's energy price cap increased substantially. The cap, which limits what suppliers can charge consumers, reached 3,549 British pounds per year in October 2022, compared with 1,277 pounds a year earlier. Along with soaring food costs, high-energy bills have hit UK households hard, especially lower income ones that spend more of their earnings on housing costs. As a result of these factors, UK households experienced their biggest fall in living standards in decades in 2022/23. Global inflation crisis causes rapid surge in prices The UK's high inflation, and cost of living crisis in 2022 had its origins in the COVID-19 pandemic. Following the initial waves of the virus, global supply chains struggled to meet the renewed demand for goods and services. Food and energy prices, which were already high, increased further in 2022. Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 brought an end to the era of cheap gas flowing to European markets from Russia. The war also disrupted global food markets, as both Russia and Ukraine are major exporters of cereal crops. As a result of these factors, inflation surged across Europe and in other parts of the world, but typically declined in 2023, and approached more usual levels by 2024.

As the source explains, changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure the rate of inflation for a group of retail products and services related to household spending. Between June 2024 and June 2025, food and beverages was the sector that experienced the largest price increase, with an inflation rate that totaled 6.66 percent. On the other hand, the inflation rate of communications stood at 2.16 percent in June 2025 compared to the same month of the previous year, the second lowest rate among all groups.

In May 2025, the index for consumer confidence in China ranged at ** points, up from **** points in the previous month. The index dropped considerably in the first half of 2022 and performed a sideways movement during 2023 and 2024. Consumer confidence Index The consumer confidence index (CCI), also called Index of Consumer Sentiment (ICS) is a commonly used indicator to measure the degree of economic optimism among consumers. Based on information about saving and spending activities of consumers, changes in business climate and future spending behavior are being projected. The CCI plays an important role for investors, retailers, and manufacturers in their decision-making processes. However, measurement of consumer confidence varies strongly from country to country. As consumers need time to react to economic changes, the CCI tends to lag behind other indicators like the consumer price index (CPI) and the producer price index (PPI). Development in China As shown by the graph at hand, confidence among Chinese consumers picked up since mid of 2016. In October 2017, the CCI hit a record value of 127.6 index points and entered into a sideward movement. Owing to a relative stability in GDP growth, a low unemployment rate, and a steady development of disposable household income, Chinese consumers gained more confidence in the state of the national economy. Those factors also contribute to the consumers’ spending power, which was reflected by a larger share of consumption in China’s GDP. After the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, consumer confidence dropped quickly in the beginning of 2020, but started to recover in the second half of the year, leading to a v-shaped movement of the index in 2020.

Final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Germany was reported at 3363587739633 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Germany - Final consumption expenditure - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Financial aspects were major factors influencing the spending decisions of Japanese households. As revealed in a survey conducted in June 2025, over ** percent of respondents stated that future development in prices were factors that their households would consider when making spending decisions in the following year. Changes in household members’ income followed as the second commonly named reason, with ** percent of respondents. Saving and spending in Japanese households Since the burst of the economic bubble and the economic downturn in the 1990s, saving for uncertain future conditions has been impacting spending behavior in Japan. While the stable economy and the broadening of financial services encouraged consumption, the coronavirus pandemic curbed the spending mood as the household saving ratio reached a decade-high in 2020. Reflecting this trend, final household expenditure declined as consumers held back expenses on durable goods and services, before recovering again in 2022. Price developments in Japan Due to the reliance of Japanese industries on imported fuels and feed, commodity prices of consumer goods are tied to global market developments and the performance of the Japanese currency. Particularly, non-durables like agricultural produce and daily necessities are heavily impacted by fluctuating energy and animal feed costs. While the Bank of Japan tries to keep prices low and businesses are hesitant to increase prices at the cost of customer loyalty, consumers were in agreement that prices will continue to rise in the future.

In June 2025, consumer price levels of food, tobacco, and liquor in China increased by approximately *** percent compared to the same month of the previous year. The term 'inflation' describes money and the decrease in its value, which is characterized by an increase of the price level of finished products (consumer goods, capital goods). The Consumer Price Index tracks private consumption expenditure trends and shows an increase in the index's current level of inflation.

The average daily time spent with digital media in the United States is expected to increase from *** minutes (seven hours and 19 minutes) in 2022 to close to ***** hours in 2025. Higher online media consumption in 2020 was partially attributed to the coronavirus outbreak. Impact of COVID-19 on media consumption In-home media consumption grew sharply in March 2020 in the first stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. More than ** percent of U.S. respondents reported spending more time watching shows and films on streaming services, and ** percent were reading books or listening to audiobooks more than usual. Despite predictions that this spike in media usage would fall after the initial implementation of shelter-in-place orders, consumers also continued spending more time with media in the summer of 2020. The same survey, held in July that year, also asked participants about their plans to continue with their increased media consumption after the pandemic has run its course. This garnered different responses, with only a handful of U.S. adults planning to carry on investing more time in most media activities. Again though, watching movies and shows on streaming platforms and reading or listening to books were the most popular options.

In July 2025, the consumption barometer index value of the German Retail Federation (Handelsverband Deutschland - HDE) was about 97.73 points. The index provides insight into the willingness to spend among German consumers. Compared to the index month of January 2017 (index value = 100), the latest index value was around 2.27 points lower, indicating a slight decrease in consumer sentiment. This could be due to higher prices in general or changing consumption preferences.

Consumer Credit in the United States decreased to 5.10 USD Billion in May from 16.87 USD Billion in April of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - United States Consumer Credit Change - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Consumer Expenditures - Expenditures: Total Average Annual Expenditures by Age: from Age 25 to 34 was 71867.00000 U.S. $ in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Consumer Expenditures - Expenditures: Total Average Annual Expenditures by Age: from Age 25 to 34 reached a record high of 71867.00000 in January of 2023 and a record low of 22294.00000 in January of 1984. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Consumer Expenditures - Expenditures: Total Average Annual Expenditures by Age: from Age 25 to 34 - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

United States - Contributions to the Chicago Fed Relative Midwest Economy Index: Consumer Spending Contribution was 0.12443 Index Standard Deviation in May of 2021, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Contributions to the Chicago Fed Relative Midwest Economy Index: Consumer Spending Contribution reached a record high of 1.27554 in September of 2020 and a record low of -2.94139 in June of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Contributions to the Chicago Fed Relative Midwest Economy Index: Consumer Spending Contribution - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Contributions to the Chicago Fed Midwest Economy Index: Wisconsin Contribution: Consumer Spending Sector was 0.00281 Index Standard Deviation in May of 2021, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, Contributions to the Chicago Fed Midwest Economy Index: Wisconsin Contribution: Consumer Spending Sector reached a record high of 0.32159 in September of 2020 and a record low of -0.49102 in June of 2020. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for Contributions to the Chicago Fed Midwest Economy Index: Wisconsin Contribution: Consumer Spending Sector - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.

Core PCE Price Index in the United States increased to 125.93 points in June from 125.61 points in May of 2025. This dataset provides - United States Core Pce Price Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

United States - Personal consumption expenditures: Personal items was 143.23700 Bil. of $ in January of 2023, according to the United States Federal Reserve. Historically, United States - Personal consumption expenditures: Personal items reached a record high of 143.23700 in January of 2023 and a record low of 0.33200 in January of 1933. Trading Economics provides the current actual value, an historical data chart and related indicators for United States - Personal consumption expenditures: Personal items - last updated from the United States Federal Reserve on July of 2025.