Consumer Confidence Up: Will Your Spending Habits Change?
by SavvyRoo on Jul 7, 2014 | Views: 231 | 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%.