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Half of Employed Consumers Have Supplemental Income Sources in Addition to their Paychecks

Sixty-two percent of adult U.S. consumers live paycheck to paycheck as of February 2023. Although this represents a slight rise from 60% in January, year-over-year the share of consumers living ...

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 ...
AOL

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, ...
Morningstar

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 ...