Fast Company got an exclusive look at data from the upcoming 2025 FutureBrand Index that suggests consumers may be more ...

Key Takeaways A nation's GDP is the total value of all of its consumer and government spending, investments, and exports, minus the value of its imports. Nominal GDP reflects the raw numbers in ...

Although there are several ways of calculating GDP, the expenditures approach is the most common. It focuses on final goods and services purchased by four groups: consumers, businesses ...

— Largest quarterly ACSI bounce in 25 years. — Customer satisfaction increase drives big GDP growth from strong consumer spending in the U.S. — Nevertheless, customer satisfaction remains at ...

Between 61% and 80% of the new 2025 tariffs have been passed through to consumer prices for core goods in June alone, ...

Explore consumerism's role in driving economic growth, its benefits, drawbacks, and impact on society, economy, and the ...

The GDP report also showed that despite the robust pace of growth in the October-December quarter, inflationary measures continued to ease. Consumer prices rose at a 1.7% annual rate, down from 2. ...

Lower-income consumers with lower credit scores are also under tightening pressure. For example, the interest on subprime car loans can now exceed 20%.

The first quarter’s GDP growth marked a sharp slowdown from the vigorous 3.4% rate in the final three months of 2023.