While bitcoin occupies a niche for certain criminal transactions, very
few average consumers use it for everyday purchases.
Not exact matches
And mortgage refinancing has been one of the most important reasons why the economy has continued to move forward in the last
few years, despite the stagnation in real wages, which is what is show in this next graph of
average hourly wages divided by
consumer prices to give us «real hourly wages»:
If the
average Western
consumer hasn't heard of Lenovo by this point, they inevitably will over the next
few years.
Waiting a
few extra months to roll out a potentially industry - changing — or even world - changing — vehicle might not seem like a lot to of time to the
average consumer.
While clean label is an ingredient list the
average consumer can understand with words they recognize, short label is exactly what it sounds like: favoring a list of
fewer ingredients.
Energy efficiency: Increase energy efficiency The
average consumer might think about setting the A / C unit down a
few degrees or changing out lightbulbs to save energy.
It's only over the last
few years that VR technology has truly become available to the
average consumer, and also available to our students.
Consumer Reports rates the CX - 9 reliability as «
Average», but there are
few trouble spots to watch out for, read further.
An IR transmitter, inbuilt printing function, MotoCast and a
few secure business options make for some interesting potential uses but for the
average consumer these aren't overly compelling.
Now, the
average consumer is thinking that he should wait for a
few more months before buying a Kindle since the price may drop further.
Looking at data from the first
few months of his company's partnership with the American Booksellers Association, he said that more than 50 % of the books sold have been priced at «$ 9.99 and above,» versus less than «30 % for the
average US
consumer.»
We thought it unreasonable to factor in the rate of rotating categories into the
average, as
few consumers will be able to fit their schedule to spend within those periods on those specific items.
With the exception of a
few cards, most of the top cash - back offers give
consumers, on
average, a 1.5 % return on all purchases.
Since the housing crisis that erupted a
few years ago, the
average credit score for
consumers in the U.S. has dropped drastically.
With unemployment returning to normal and the economy picking up, there is no reason to believe that default rates on
consumer loans should be any higher than the long - term
average over the next
few years:
This partial FICO scoring model shows that a
consumer with no revolving trades or an
average balance of $ 0 in their Outstanding Debt category (i.e. 0 % credit utilization) receives
fewer points than a
consumer whose
average balance is between $ 1 and $ 99.
Consumers with prime credit scores who are considered stable exhibit specific behaviors in their credit profiles when compared with the
average prime - credit - quality
consumer, including
fewer trades,
fewer inquiries, lower bank card utilization and
fewer auto and real estate trades.
Typically, due to higher - than -
average post-Christmas
consumer debt load, the first
few weeks in January present the best opportunity to find last - minute deals.
- Lower U.S. Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $ 51 billion on
average every year through 2030 - Lead to 224,000
fewer U.S. jobs on
average every year through 2030 - Force U.S.
consumers to pay $ 289 billion more for electricity through 2030 - Lower total disposable income for U.S. households by $ 586 billion through 2030
For the
average consumer, stronger standards would translate to
fewer global warming emissions associated with the products we use and love, and more affordable shipping as companies realize the cost - saving benefits of using less fuel.
If you find yourself at the gym a
few times a week, exercise - oriented earbuds will carry you further than run - of - the - mill,
average consumer products.
The
average consumer is happy to listen to the radio or Pandora, see a
few concerts or a festival once a year, and leave it at that.»
The only problem, however, is that these kinds of printers have been prohibitively expensive for the past
few years, and therefore been out of reach for the
average consumer — but that's beginning to change.
To the first point, the
average credit rating of all U.S.
consumers has remained rather flat over the last
few years, while the
average credit rating of mortgage borrowers took a dramatic jump after 2007.