Sep 22, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [September 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Consumer sentiment dropped again in August, and while currently about 35% above the all-time historic low reached in June of 2022,...
Aug 18, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [August 2023] By Frank Jones Consumer sentiment dropped slightly in July but remained up 22% compared to 2022. The current index is about 42% above the all-time...
Jul 21, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [July 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Michael Casey Chris Ventry Laura Wheeler +3 more... Show less Consumer Sentiment rose again in June, with gains attributed to the continued slowdown in inflation along with stability in labor...
Jun 20, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [June 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Consumer sentiment increased 8% in June, hitting the highest level in four months; the rise is attributable to easing inflation and...
May 16, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [May 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Consumer debt reached a new high in Q1 – passing $17 trillion for the first time ever. Consumer sentiment took a nosedive in May,...
Apr 18, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [April 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke March 2023 retail sales were somewhat disappointing, dropping month-to-month for the 4th time in the last five months, and may point to...
Mar 20, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [March 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Despite inflationary pressures, consumers are continuing to spend – February retail sales increased 7.9% over 2022, with food...
Feb 16, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [February 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Tom Clarke Retail sales increased 7.4% in January, as consumers shrugged off world events and inflationary pressures, opening their wallets and...
Feb 10, 2023 Consumer Acquisition and Connection In the Evolving Retail Environment By Keith Jelinek Laura Wheeler Frank Jones The dynamic and evolving retail environment continues to present retailers with challenging and potentially profitable e-commerce...
Jan 19, 2023 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview [January 2023] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Michael Casey Chris Ventry Laura Wheeler +2 more... Show less Retail sales increased 7.2% in December but dropped .7% from November. Total holiday sales (Nov/Dec) increased 6.8% and for 2022, sales...
Dec 19, 2022 Consumers Enter Holiday Homestretch By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Michael Casey Laura Wheeler Chris Ventry +2 more... Show less Consumer Sentiment fell 16.3% YOY in December, but did rise slightly month-to-month, a small but positive shift for retailers looking to...
Nov 18, 2022 Ankura Monthly Economic Indicators Overview - Holiday Edition [November 2022] By Keith Jelinek Rick Maicki Retail sales increased 8.0% in October, exceeding the CORE CPI of 6.3%; and monthly retail sales were up .9% over September totals,...