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Consumer spending. Consumer spending is the total money spent on final goods and services by individuals and households. [1] There are two components of consumer spending: induced consumption (which is affected by the level of income) and autonomous consumption (which is not).
Consumer economy. A consumer economy describes an economy driven by consumer spending as a percent of its gross domestic product, as opposed to the other major components of GDP ( gross private domestic investment, government spending, and imports netted against exports). [1]
Consumption is the act of using resources to satisfy current needs and wants. [1] It is seen in contrast to investing, which is spending for acquisition of future income. [2] Consumption is a major concept in economics and is also studied in many other social sciences . Different schools of economists define consumption differently.
The spending spree that powered the economy won't last forever, complicating the Fed's balancing act of taming inflation and warding off recession. Consumer spending set to slow as inflation drags ...
Consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, accelerated 0.7% last month after an unrevised 0.4% rise in August, the Commerce Department's Bureau of ...
Consumer confidence. Consumer confidence is an economic indicator that measures the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the overall state of the economy and their personal financial situation. If the consumer has confidence in the immediate and near future economy and his/her personal finance, then the consumer will spend more than save.
Consumer culture describes a lifestyle hyper-focused on spending money to buy material goods. It is often attributed to, but not limited to, the capitalist economy of the United States . During the 20th century, market goods came to dominate American life, and for the first time in history, consumerism had no practical limits.
A consumer price index ( CPI) is a price index, the price of a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households. Changes in measured CPI track changes in prices over time. [1] The CPI is calculated by using a representative basket of goods and services. The basket is updated periodically to reflect changes ...