High-Income Consumers Are Living Larger, While Others Cut Protein to Make Ends Meet, New Fed Report Finds

Consumer spending makes up two-thirds of U.S. GDP, but the economy cannot rely on wealthy consumers alone. Lower- and middle-income households account for the bulk of total consumption by volume. When ...
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Value Retailers Have Been Waiting for the Higher-Income Consumer. They’ve Arrived.

Late last year, Academy Sports & Outdoors executives started noticing something unusual. The chain, which tends to draw bargain-hunters looking for everything from bicycles to outdoor grills, was ...
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A tale of 2 consumers: High earners doing fine while lower-income households 'under some pressure'

Despite stock market volatility and tariff uncertainty, the US consumer is still spending. But company commentary in recent earnings reports and Wall Street data points are reasons for concern, ...
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Consumer income drops in May raise concerns

The recent drop in consumer income in May has raised concerns about a potential recession, but experts argue that this decline may not be a true indicator of an economic downturn. On Friday, data ...
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Mounting stress on lower-income Americans signals darkening consumer prospects going into crucial US holiday trading season—Bain/Dynata Consumer Health Indexes

BOSTON, Nov. 20, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Prospects for the US consumer are darkening as mounting signs of financial and economic stress for lower-income Americans intensify risks of a downturn ahead for ...