Consumer Confidence Up: Will Your Spending Habits Change?
by SavvyRoo on Jul 7, 2014 | Views: 144 | Score: 2
Very/Somewhat likely to spend less on entertainment in the next 6 months | |
---|---|
Nov 08 | 64 |
Mar 09 | 74 |
May 09 | 64 |
Sep 09 | 67 |
Dec 09 | 58 |
May 10 | 62 |
Sept 10 | 62 |
Jan 11 | 59 |
May 11 | 59 |
Nov 11 | 58 |
Nov 12 | 55 |
June 13 | 59 |
Sept 13 | 61 |
Dec 13 | 52 |
Mar 14 | 54 |
Jun 14 | 53 |
% of Americans that are...
Sources:
harrisinteractive.com
Spending on superfluous goods and services is a gauge of the strength of consumer confidence in the economy. Over the past 6 years, the number of people that reported they were likely to spend less on entertainment "in the next 6 months" has fallen, though remains above 50%.