Spending

Gallup Economic Weekly: Halloween Raises Spirits

Economic confidence, jobs, and spending improve around Halloween

November 3, 2009
Halloween may have buoyed consumer spirits as Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index, Job Creation Index, and Consumer Spending measure all rebounded from prior- week declines -- returning to or nearing their best levels of the past several weeks and reflecting the variability of today’s consumer economic perceptions.More ...
Weekly Economic Insights: Hopeful Signs in Jobs Data

Weekly Economic Insights: Hopeful Signs in Jobs Data

November 3, 2009
Gallup’s Job Creation Index increased to +3 last week, closing in on its high for the year. Gallup's Economic Confidence and Consumer Spending measures also improved compared with the prior week.

Gallup Economic Weekly: Declines All Around

Job creation down but still positive, while spending falls back to the new normal

October 27, 2009
Economic confidence fell slightly last week from the prior week and now stands well below where it was a month ago. The job situation deteriorated from its 2009 high of the prior week, while consumer spending fell back to its 2009 trend line from its paycheck- and Halloween-inspired high.More ...
Weekly Economic Insights: Confidence, Jobs, Spending Down

Weekly Economic Insights: Confidence, Jobs, Spending Down

October 27, 2009
Gallup's Economic Confidence, Job Creation, and Consumer Spending measures all trended downward last week.

Consumers Spend More on Weekends, Payday Weeks

Average daily spending is lowest at beginning of work week

October 23, 2009
Americans spend the most on Saturdays, followed closely by Fridays; accordingly, weekend spending far exceeds weekday spending. More importantly, intensifying spending swings on payday weeks imply there may be a new “cash-based” spending pattern developing.More ...

Gallup Economic Weekly: Spending, Jobs Climb With Dow

Job Creation Index improves to new high for the year as layoffs ease

October 20, 2009
As the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed past 10,000 last week, economic confidence was unchanged, but consumer spending surged and job-market conditions reached their high for the year. If these trends persist for the next few weeks, Christmas sales could surprise to the upside.More ...
Weekly Economic Insights: Job Creation Improves

Weekly Economic Insights: Job Creation Improves

October 20, 2009
Gallup's Job Creation Index rose to 4 last week, the most positive reading for this measure so far in 2009.

Gallup Economic Weekly: Job Market Improves

Hiring improves and layoffs ease, sending Job Creation Index back to its best level of the year

October 13, 2009
Hiring improved a little last week -- bouncing back to its best level of the year, and suggesting less deterioration in the job market -- but consumer confidence was flat and consumer spending fell back, staying within its new normal, and is down 33% from a year ago.More ...

Christmas Spending Forecast Down From a Year Ago

But if forecast holds at this level, it could mean better holiday retail sales

October 12, 2009
The average $740 consumers predict they will spend on Christmas gifts this year is down from $801 recorded at this time a year ago, but higher than the $639 prediction Americans gave two months later in the economically troubled 2008 holiday season.More ...
Predicted Christmas Spending Less Than Last October

Predicted Christmas Spending Less Than Last October

October 12, 2009
Americans currently esitmate that they will spend an average of $740 on Christmas gifts this year, less than the average of $801 recorded at this same time last year.
  • See popular topics
  • See all topics

Topic Search

Use this search form to find within this topic.
GALLUP NEWS
Get Gallup News delivered to your inbox whenever we add content to the topic:

Spending

Subscribe to this topic
Related Items

Gallup Economic Monthly: Confidence Up but Wallets Shut

October 8, 2009

Gallup Economic Weekly: Consumer Confidence Tumbles

October 6, 2009
Weekly Economic Insights: Consumer Confidence Falls

Weekly Economic Insights: Consumer Confidence Falls

October 6, 2009

Gallup Economic Weekly: Spending Trails Confidence, Jobs

September 29, 2009
Weekly Economic Insights: Confidence, Jobs Improve

Weekly Economic Insights: Confidence, Jobs Improve

September 29, 2009

Midwestern Economy Improving in September

September 25, 2009

Gallup Economic Weekly: Job Creation Improves Slightly

September 22, 2009
Weekly Economic Insights: Status Quo Entrenched

Weekly Economic Insights: Status Quo Entrenched

September 22, 2009

Upper-Income Consumers Pull Back Their Spending

September 18, 2009
Americans See All Levels of Government Wasting Cash

Americans See All Levels of Government Wasting Cash

September 15, 2009
Copyright © 2009 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.

Copyright © 2009 Gallup, Inc. All rights reserved.
Gallup®, A8™, Business Impact Analysis™, CE11®, Clifton StrengthsFinder®, the 34 Clifton StrengthsFinder theme names, Customer Engagement Index™, Drop Club®, Emotional Economy™, Employee Engagement Index™, Employee Outlook Index™, Follow This Path™, Gallup Brain®, Gallup Consulting®, Gallup Management Journal®, GMJ®, Gallup Press®, Gallup Publishing™, Gallup Tuesday Briefing®, Gallup University®, HumanSigma®, I10™, L3™, PrincipalInsight™, Q12®, SE25™, SF34®, SRI®, Strengths Spotlight™, Strengths-Based Selling™, StrengthsCoach™, StrengthsFinder®, StrengthsQuest™, TeacherInsight™, The Gallup Path®, and The Gallup Poll® are trademarks of Gallup, Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. These materials are provided for noncommercial, personal use only. Reproduction prohibited without the express permission of Gallup, Inc.