Consumer News Consumers Are Seeing Higher Prices For Back To School Items

‘Anxious’ shoppers keep scaling back and hunting for deals, retailers say

As economists continue to seek clarity on how Americans are faring after the federal government shutdown paused data collection, the country’s largest retailers offered a window this week into the ... Read More

Consumer spending is the U.S. economy's main driver. Here's how it's doing

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy. Read More

Trump Faces Same Reality as Biden: Americans Despise Higher Prices

Still, Trump continues to tout the upside from his tariffs, including roughly $150 billion of new federal revenue from the levies taken in since his return in January and pledges by a number of ... Read More

Record US Black Friday crowds to find fewer bargains amid high prices

Unprecedented numbers of Americans are expected to hit stores this Black Friday, but they are likely to curtail their spending as they find fewer bargains from tariff-hit retailers. Read More

Price for everyday household items increase 0.12% in October

Prices for everyday household items, including groceries, rose 0.12% in October, according to Numerator’s consumer price index released Thursday. The October increase follows a 0.60% rise in September ... Read More

Most U.S. consumers expect higher holiday prices and a weaker economy, survey finds

The majority of U.S. consumers, 57%, said they expect the economy to weaken in the year ahead, Deloitte found, the most negative outlook since the consulting firm began tracking sentiment in 1997. On ... Read More

Gap’s sales rise while Home Depot and Target warn of consumer spending pullback

In Gap’s case, celebrity-fueled marketing, flashy collaborations and revamped inventory are bringing more consumers in the door and helped push comparable sales 5% higher in the third quarter. The ... Read More

Apodaca: This year’s high prices drive consumers to tighten holiday purse strings

Consumers are experiencing sticker shock at every turn, leading columnist Patrice Apodaca wondering how holiday sales will shake out by the end of this year, in Orange County and beyond. Read More