8 Stats That Show How Coronavirus Has Changed Our Spending Habits
4 years, 8 months ago

8 Stats That Show How Coronavirus Has Changed Our Spending Habits

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Our lives look a lot different now from the way they did even two months ago. From impulse shopping to panic buying, Americans are spending money in ways we’ve never seen before. Entertainment And Alcohol Make Up Half Of All Nonessential Spending Though you’re probably spending less money going out to bars and movies, there’s a good chance your spending on other escapist activities has increased. Hand Sanitizer Sales Grew More Than Any Other Item In Stores Though we’re forced to do more shopping online, essential businesses are still open to the public ― and the one item that’s seen the biggest surge in sales at physical stores is hand sanitizer. Nearly 40% of respondents said they are likely to use contactless payment options via their mobile device or credit card when shopping, according to the IBM survey.

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How COVID-19 changed the way we shop – and what to expect in 2022 and beyond
3 years ago

How COVID-19 changed the way we shop – and what to expect in 2022 and beyond

ABC  

COVID-19 has dramatically changed how businesses and consumers behave. Individual services consumption, 2020 Percentage change in household services consumption by select categories per quarter 2020. Individual goods consumption, 2020 Percentage change in household goods consumption by select categories per quarter 2020. ABS, Insights into household consumption, December quarter 2020 Spending also increased on home-related electronics, streaming services, furnishings, hardware and …

Lockdown savers ‘have spent around fifth of their cash pots on average’
3 years ago

Lockdown savers ‘have spent around fifth of their cash pots on average’

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. People should set long-term saving goals as well as …

Corona savings will not be blown on spending sprees: survey
3 years, 4 months ago

Corona savings will not be blown on spending sprees: survey

Dutch News  

People who have saved money during the pandemic are not planning to go on a spending spree, a survey by Dutch central bank DNB has shown. Some 51% of the savings will not be touched, the bank found, while 18% of the money will go on home improvement or towards the cost of buying a house. The DNB said the …

US consumers boost spending 1% as inflation remains high
3 years, 5 months ago

US consumers boost spending 1% as inflation remains high

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — American consumers increased their spending by 1% in June — a dose of energy for an economy that is quickly rebounding from the pandemic recession but is facing new risks led by the delta variant of the coronavirus. June’s solid increase in consumer spending provided further evidence that consumers are driving a strengthening recovery from the pandemic recession. …

COVID-19 has Sparked New Wave of Innovations Across Consumer Industries: Accenture Research
3 years, 7 months ago

COVID-19 has Sparked New Wave of Innovations Across Consumer Industries: Accenture Research

News 18  

Accenture, the leading international consulting company, has released findings of their latest research that states that consumer-centric companies are repurposing physical locations, exploring new business models, and rapidly adopting advanced analytics and “other disruptive technologies,” to find new sources of growth. The findings from the ‘How consumer companies can innovate to grow’ report note that 95 percent of consumers have …

US consumer spending fell 0.2% in December in face of virus
3 years, 11 months ago

US consumer spending fell 0.2% in December in face of virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers slowed their spending by 0.2% in December, cutting back for a second straight month in a worrisome sign for an economy struggling under the weight of a still out-of-control pandemic. On Thursday, the government estimated that the economy grew at a 4% annual rate in the final three months of 2020 but shrank last year by …

Getting COVID-19 Is Putting Americans On The Brink Of Economic Crisis
4 years, 3 months ago

Getting COVID-19 Is Putting Americans On The Brink Of Economic Crisis

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Contracting COVID-19 is putting already financially stressed Americans on the brink of economic disaster. Of the Americans who’ve contracted COVID-19, 63% are facing serious financial problems, according to a survey released Wednesday morning from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard University’s T.H. Instead they found widespread, serious financial distress ― particularly among Americans earning less …

I tried my best, but shopping just isn’t enjoyable any more when I know the risk of coronavirus is still here
4 years, 5 months ago

I tried my best, but shopping just isn’t enjoyable any more when I know the risk of coronavirus is still here

The Independent  

Shopping is an activity I usually put on a level with cleaning the bathroom or doing the washing up. That said, because I find myself writing a lot about retail at the moment, I’ve periodically donned a mask and set out to test the temperature of various retail centres in and around London. Naturally I’ve included a couple of places …

Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery
4 years, 5 months ago

Rising coronavirus infections threaten US economic recovery

Associated Press  

BALTIMORE — Rising coronavirus infections across dozens of states are threatening the U.S. economic recovery, forcing businesses and consumers to freeze spending and keeping the unemployment rate stubbornly high. A separate report showed that more than a million Americans sought unemployment benefits last week – a sign that companies continue to cut jobs as the virus slashes through the heavily …

Coronavirus turns UK into a nation of savers
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus turns UK into a nation of savers

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. And the specific triggers have been surprisingly abstract, says …

Pandemic’s impact on consumer spending is widespread, deep and long lasting
4 years, 8 months ago

Pandemic’s impact on consumer spending is widespread, deep and long lasting

Live Mint  

The pandemic, which started as a public health emergency not seen in ages, quickly transformed into a supply shock, and then to a private consumption contraction on an unprecedented scale. Within two weeks into the nationwide lockdown, nearly 40% of households started reporting a week-on-week decline in consumption. In the first week of April, nearly 60% households were expecting to …

US consumer spending plunges record 7.5%, reflecting virus
4 years, 8 months ago

US consumer spending plunges record 7.5%, reflecting virus

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer spending plunged 7.5% in March, reflecting the growing impact of the coronavirus pandemic as Americans complied with stay-at-home orders. The report said that the country experienced big declines as “consumers canceled, restricted or redirected their spending.” The government reported Wednesday that the overall economy, as measured by the gross domestic product, shrank at an annual rate …

Evidence of coronavirus' effect on US economy grows more ominous, will shrink 7% in 2020, predict economists
4 years, 8 months ago

Evidence of coronavirus' effect on US economy grows more ominous, will shrink 7% in 2020, predict economists

Firstpost  

Retail sales—a primary driver of the US economy—are almost surely suffering further during April because business shutdowns will have been in effect for the entire month, compared with just half of March Washington: Evidence of the coronavirus’ devastating impact on the US economy has been steadily emerging, and the signs have grown ominous. Retail sales—a primary driver of the US …

Coronavirus-hit retailers warned not to expect consumer spending to bounce back after restrictions lifted
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus-hit retailers warned not to expect consumer spending to bounce back after restrictions lifted

ABC  

With many shops closed and few customers around for those that are open, the retail sector is bearing the brunt of coronavirus restrictions. "At the moment we're spending money on things like kids' art and craft stuff, things for schooling," she said. "We've got guys from a lot of local restaurants and a lot of Melbourne's favourite restaurants working together …

Coronavirus: How much more time are people spending at home?
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: How much more time are people spending at home?

Al Jazeera  

Billions of people around the world have been ordered to stay at home to help curb the coronavirus pandemic. The company has produced reports that show how visits and length of stay vary across different locations including residential areas, retail and recreation, groceries and pharmacies, outdoor areas, workplaces and public transit stations. Here’s how much more time people are spending …

Coronavirus recession now expected to be deeper and longer
4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus recession now expected to be deeper and longer

LA Times  

The Pike in Long Beach -- normally crowded with weekend shoppers, diners and moviegoers -- is almost completely deserted on Saturday, March 21. “You may well see significant rises in unemployment and significant declines in economic activity, but there can also be a good rebound on the other side of that,” he said in a rare television appearance last week. …

More than 83 per cent agree that PM Modi handling the coronavirus crisis well: IANS-CVoter survey
4 years, 9 months ago

More than 83 per cent agree that PM Modi handling the coronavirus crisis well: IANS-CVoter survey

India TV News  

As many as 83.5 per cent respondents agreed that the Indian government is handling the coronavirus crisis well while only 9.4 per cent disagreed which is down 4.3 per cent from last week, according to a survey conducted by news agency IANS and polling agency C-Voter. To a question on whether people are afraid that they will get the virus, …

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