MasterCard SpendingPulse

Holiday Online Retail Sales Jump 6.3% Amid ‘Deliberate’ Spending
Holiday Online Retail Sales Jump 6.3% Amid ‘Deliberate’ Spending
December 26, 2023  |  Retail

American consumers upped their holiday spending this year, doing a lot of that spending online. That’s according to preliminary results from Mastercard’s SpendingPulse released Tuesday (Dec....

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Consumer Spending on Experiences Rose by Double Digits in February
Consumer Spending on Experiences Rose by Double Digits in February
March 09, 2023  |  Economy

Consumer spending on experiences rose by double digits in February. Compared to the same month last year, consumers spent 42.7% more on lodging, 15.6% more...

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Q4 Retail Forecasts a Matter of Relativity and Details
Q4 Retail Forecasts a Matter of Relativity and Details
September 20, 2022  |  Retail

They say numbers don’t lie, but they can mislead. Try nailing down a solid forecast for the economic outlook for the fourth quarter about to...

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Mastercard Expects Consumers to Spend 7.1% More During Holidays
Mastercard Expects Consumers to Spend 7.1% More During Holidays
September 12, 2022  |  Consumer Finance

Consumers are expected to spend 7.1% more on retail goods during this year’s holiday season than they did last year, according to the Mastercard SpendingPulse...

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Mastercard Report Shows Consumer Spending Up 11.2% in July
Mastercard Report Shows Consumer Spending Up 11.2% in July
August 04, 2022  |  Consumer Payments

Retail in-store and online consumer spending excluding automotive increased 11.2% year-over-year (YOY) in July across all payment types, with demand and higher prices both contributing...

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Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Retail Sales Up 9.5% YoY in June
Mastercard SpendingPulse: US Retail Sales Up 9.5% YoY in June
July 07, 2022  |  Retail

As prices continue to spike for essential items and shoppers continue to treat themselves with more leisure-based spending than they did during the height of...

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