Sentences with phrase «on consumer spending in»

Previous price rises appeared to have weighed on consumer spending in February, as both German and Spanish retail sales came in lower than generally predicted.

«If it isn't extended, it will have an impact on consumer spending in the first half of next year because it'll put a big dent in consumer income,» said Conrad DeQuadros, senior economist at RDQ Economics.

This coming Friday, the government reports on consumer spending in July.

The revenues are based on consumer spend in each country and exclude hardware sales, tax, business - to - business services, and online gambling and betting revenues.

Not exact matches

A noted decrease in job growth is less of a concern if it's accompanied by signs «that manufacturing activity is starting to rebound, that businesses are spending more on investment, and that consumers are continuing to spend,» he said.

But debt is still a major consideration for most Canadians when they head out to shop, which is limiting the strength in consumer spending and having an effect on the balance sheets of retailers, Ferley added.

Who manages to come out on top in this highly competitive, modest - consumer spending environment remains to be seen.

Companies relying on the spending power of the British consumer have faced tough questions in recent months as the impact of Britain's decision to leave the European Union has gradually begun to weigh on sentiment.

In 2015, U.S. consumers spent $ 143 million on refrigerated ready - to - drink coffees and teas — nearly 300 percent more than two years prior, according to the Specialty Food Association, a nonprofit trade group.

Maureen Atkinson, a retail analyst with J.C. Williams Group, noted that a colder - than - usual spring contributed in part to consumers» hesitation to spend on items such as clothing.

NEW YORK, May 2 - U.S. consumers spent a record $ 100 billion online in the first quarter, helped by holiday promotions, Adobe Analytics said on Wednesday, highlighting the ongoing switch to web retailers from brick - and - mortar stores.

After all, Texas - based Alliance Data is in the business of gathering data on consumer spending.

In fact, its search engine has become the most frequented site on the web, according to Amazon - owned Alexa, with consumers spending nearly 8 minutes each on the site daily.

If you're concerned about cost - effectively getting your company's message out to the right prospects, consumers and customers, you need to make sure that you're not spending your scarce resources in passé places and on cluttered channels that are getting you nowhere.

Abramowicz foresees another sort of ripple effect in the event of a market correction: As homeowners with those short - term private subprime mortgages struggle to figure out how to refinance in a much more constrained market, they may opt to default and cut back on consumer spending.

But low interest rates, at least in Canada, have pushed household debt to such vertiginous levels that officials like Carney know they shouldn't be counting on consumer spending to drive the recovery — ergo, the call for more corporate investment.

Damn the American consumer who dares to pay for such frivolities, never mind the fact that we spend more than $ 10 billion a year on bottles of stuff that otherwise flows freely from our taps — and one of the most popular brands ships its product in from a tiny island in the Pacific Ocean.

«But I think customers are choosing to spend their disposable dollars in different ways, and that's part of the reason why we are not more optimistic about the lower gas prices,» she added, noting that consumers are spending more on cars, healthcare, electronics and home improvement, leaving little upside for Macy's.

«The market is blossoming because drones are now affordable,» said Blades, adding that consumers worldwide will spend about $ 720 million on drones in 2014.

Store owners in some cases report up to doubling traffic levels across the weekend with peaks in traffic hitting on the Saturday before the weekend winds down, last year alone the NFIB reported independent merchants saw record Saturday sales with consumer spending close to $ 5.7 billion.

On the other hand, leaving the interest rate low encourages the kind of borrowing and spending that has produced record - high levels of consumer debt in Canada and pushed housing prices into the stratosphere.

With $ 31.45 billion spent in 2014, and even more predicted in 2015, a business without a mobile marketing / advertising strategy is falling behind and missing out on valuable opportunities to connect with consumers and bring in revenue.

In 2016, American consumers spent $ 4.5 billion on jewelry for Valentine's Day.

Data on Tuesday showed consumers did increase spending on domestic travel and furniture in October, offering tentative signs that spending overall is bottoming out.

The Fed's preferred gauge of inflation, based on consumer spending, gained just 1.6 percent in the year through October.

On Monday, the Commerce Department will release U.S. consumer spending data for August, which is expected to show a 0.4 % bump in spending during that month after a gain of 0.3 % in the previous month.

In a quarterly - earnings call on Wednesday, Penegor said that the presidential election is weighing on consumer sentiment and, in turn, people are spending less at restaurants like Wendy'In a quarterly - earnings call on Wednesday, Penegor said that the presidential election is weighing on consumer sentiment and, in turn, people are spending less at restaurants like Wendy'in turn, people are spending less at restaurants like Wendy's.

For all the talk of abnormal times and changes in underlying economic fundamentals, the Fed is pinning its hopes on a very conventional premise — that the U.S. consumer will keep spending at recent strong rates, encouraged by low unemployment and the apparent beginnings of higher wages.

That's because, in this age of Twitter and YouTube and a zillion cross-promotional platforms, the best way to influence consumers is still to spend one hour a day talking to them on television.

Economists at Macroeconomic Advisers boosted their forecast for fourth - quarter economic growth by three - tenths of a percentage point to an annualized rate of 2.4 percent, on the «unexpected strength» in consumer spending.

His comments followed less - than - stellar data on U.S. consumer spending that showed that even as confidence hit its highest level in more than 16 years last month, Americans are still holding their wallets tightly.

By 2018, Chinese consumers are expected to spend $ 1.2 trillion online on retail items, according to Forrester Research, with such sales growing more than 20 percent by 2016, according to a Nielsen Harris poll conducted in June.

Flush with cash withdrawn from the equity in their homes and other borrowed money, Canadian consumers have gone on a spending spree with gains spread across a wide variety of retail sectors, including vehicles, building materials, home furnishings, clothing and food.

According to SuperData Research, consumers will spend $ 5.1 billion on virtual reality gaming hardware, accessories, and software in 2016.

A better - than - expected reading on GDP was accompanied by the weakest performance in consumer spending in nearly five years.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis noted that the rise in the GDP was led by consumer spending on healthcare, food services, and accommodation.

Additionally, the International Monetary Fund is calling on leaders of developed countries to boost government expenditures to cover shortfalls in business and consumer spending.

«They have to spend billions on R&D and then market it to the consumer, price it at or below cost in order to build an install base.

Some of the biggest question marks: possible shifts in the U.S. consumer's save - versus - spend mentality, soaring household indebtedness and the increasing strain on a health - care system that's already struggling.

«Our view has been that the boost to real incomes from lower energy prices — and its positive impact on consumer spending — would offset the drag from energy - related investment, resulting in gains for US GDP growth on net,» Hui Shan and Zach Pandl said in their report.

Yet consumer companies like Snapchat — especially early in its gestation — are often valued based upon the number of active users on the platform, how much time users are spending per session, and virality.

The average media consumer in 2015 spends less than eight seconds on a typical piece of content, but this company has been able to help clients like American Express and HSBC average 15 times that — helping Contently land more than $ 7.6 million in sales in 2014, up from $ 218,001 in 2011.

And this year, consumers are set to spend more than in past years on their loved ones.

In this new environment, consumers are prudently spending more and lenders and borrowers are more willing to lend and take on more credit to finance purchases.

And as Kowitt pointed out throughout her questions, sometimes consumers say one thing and do another — meaning they say they want to eat more fresh produce and incorporate healthier foods in their diets, but still spend billions on snacks and beverages they know aren't good for them nutritionally.

«The combination of the weakness in energy weighing on investment along with high levels of indebtedness keeping consumer spending modest puts the weight on the external side of the economy to much of the lifting of growth in the period ahead.

Spending essentially was flat regardless of income levels, according to Gallup, which tracked it based on interviews with more than 14,000 American consumers in July.

Also, while online sales are growing, consumers are still expected to spend almost eight times in stores on Black Friday what they are expected to spend on Cyber Monday online.

LONDON, Nov 24 - Retailers across Europe chased shoppers on «Black Friday» in a test of consumer demand, particularly in Britain where the spending spree imported from the U.S. has become a particular feature.

Research from IDC Canada shows that tablet sales in the Canadian market are expected to decline in the low double digits by the end of 2015 as consumers look elsewhere to spend their money on technology.