consumer
5 financial instruments currently grouped under the "consumer" tag for thematic market research.
benchmarksUS Consumer Confidence IndexCONCORDHousehold spending mood — Conference Board survey predicting retail sales and GDP growth direction.
benchmarksUS Consumer SentimentUMCSENTMichigan survey of household financial optimism — inflation expectations component moves bond markets.
benchmarksUS Personal IncomePIHousehold earnings power — wages, dividends and transfers fueling the consumer spending engine.
benchmarksUS Personal Savings RatePSAVERTConsumer spending runway — low savings means spending now, high savings means spending later.
benchmarksUS Retail SalesRSXFSAmerican consumer spending in real time — 70% of GDP depends on what this number says.