United States Personal Spending m/m

Country: United States, USD
Importance:
Medium
Sector: Consumer
Last release
Actual
0.5%
Forecast
0.7%
Previous
1.0%
Next release
Actual
Coming in 8 days
Forecast
0.5%
Previous
0.5%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Nov 2012
0.4%
Oct 2012
-0.1%
Sep 2012
0.8%
Aug 2012
0.5%
Jul 2012
0.4%
Jun 2012
0.0%
May 2012
-0.1%
Apr 2012
0.1%
Mar 2012
0.2%
Feb 2012
0.9%
Jan 2012
0.4%

Personal Spending m/m reflects the change in the amount of all funds spent by consumers in the given month compared to the previous one. The calculation includes expenditures for goods and services, bank transfers, interest payments, etc.

The indicator is used to forecast GDP for the current period since consumer spending is one of its essential components. The rate of inflation is also calculated based on the indicator.

Increase in the indicator value can affect USD quotes positively.

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