Consumers used holiday sales to splurge on everyday items

By Michael Nocerino

The Macroeconomic Outlook, Consumer Spending, Post-Holiday Wrap-Up survey focuses on the experiences of our Population Representative sample to glean insights about how holiday shopping unfolded after the prior quarter's upbeat outlook. The survey focused on aspects of holiday shopping including the role of inflation in spending, spending categories, shopping online versus in-store, and large versus small retailers.