Consumer Prices; Consumer Spending; Interest Rates; Unemployment; DOW JONES Average index changes, etc
A decrease in consumer spending.
it equals E=mc2
A combination of high oil prices, high unemployment, high interest rates and a resulting sharp drop in ecomomic activity and consumer spending.
They both increase
When the interest rate goes up consumer would prefer to hold less money and save more whereas business spending would face a halt since capital infusion becomes costlier.
b. investment spending falls
1 unemployment was very high 2. Consumer spending was very low
In 2013, Halloween came in second on the consumer spending chart. Christmas came in first on the consumer spending chart for holiday spending.
The Federal Reserve lowers interest rates during a recession in hopes to spark economic activity (aka consumer spending).
The effects of consumer spending are reflected in in overall economy. Increase in consumer spending will mean more profits for suppliers and this translates to more revenue to the government in form of taxes.
consumer spending