So, as consumer activity has grown overseas, there is demand for United States retail products.
With actions, Facebook becomes the keeper of the keys to the most valuable database of consumer activity in history.
It always promises to be a showcase of the technologies that will shape consumer activity over the next year.
In 30 years' time, however, 30% of consumer activity could be taking place on-line, says John Neilson of Microsoft's interactive services division.
The leading indicators of the economy are measurements of consumer activity, obvious since consumer spending accounts for 65% of the U.S. economy.
Mr Piner said there was "very little consumer activity by historic standards" in the second half of January because of the snow.
Naturally consumer-facing brands are affected by consumer activity within social networks.
The balance between retail sales and wholesale inventories is critical because it allows us to gauge whether consumer activity is sufficient to spur future inventory orders.
The Bank of England may want to wait to make sure any extra money doesn't boost consumer activity too much, before stimulating it further with lower rates.
The dollar amount the NRF predicts will be spent on the holiday is about the same as last year, suggesting flat consumer activity due to the struggling economy.
The sliding consumer activity is an outgrowth of the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis, which has limited the availability of credit and slowed economic growth around the world.
However, even consumer-driven processing models with operations in Europe are facing increased scrutiny with slower consumer activity expected to take hold as we head into the second half of 2012 and 2013.
FORBES: Cognizant, Sapient: Goldman Cuts To Sell On Euro Issues
This environment is not one for growth, and it is even questionable now how long the emerging economies can sustain booming consumer activity as the U.S. and Europe sit on the brink of recession.
They will watch the reports in coming weeks to get a more steady reading on jobless claims, while unemployment is still being reflected in the still subdued consumer spending activity and slow hiring in construction and professional business services.
FORBES: Jobless Claims Drop Alongside Jump In Manufacturing Orders
Companies are just beginning to discover the massive benefits of putting the high resolution picture of consumer and business activity to work in new ways.
FORBES: Bringing Value of Big Data to Business: SAP's Integrated Strategy
The general trends outlined in the latest report, authored by Credit Suisse analysts Vincent Chan and Peggy Chan and drawing on the work of many, are very bullish on Chinese consumer and economic activity overall, with GDP growth continuing at 9% a year on average.
Better readings for U.S. manufacturing activity and consumer spending point to a faster growth rate in the fourth quarter, analysts still say.
The WHO in 2010 publicly considered asking for global consumer taxes on internet activity, online bill paying, or the always popular financial transaction tax.
FORBES: Should International Bureaucracies Get Taxing Powers or Direct Funding?
These reports add to the surprises racked up since October from the auto industry, overall manufacturing activity, consumer confidence, retail sales, and so on.
FORBES: Feeling That European Springtime Swoon Coming On Again
Economic data from France and Germany released Wednesday added to the recent depressing evidence that Europe is suffering from a deterioration in consumer sentiment and economic activity.
The dismal employment report should not overshadow the string of very positive economic reports of the last couple of months: gains in consumer confidence, manufacturing activity, retail sales, auto sales, pending home sales, and so on.
FORBES: Jobs Number Is Nothing, Bullish Market Trend And Tide Of Positive Data Matter More
The dramatic move to the upside also seemed justified, since the bad news from Europe and China had dropped out of the headlines, replaced by very positive U.S. economic reports, including gains in consumer confidence, manufacturing activity reports, retail sales, auto sales, pending home sales, and so on.
FORBES: Jobs Number Is Nothing, Bullish Market Trend And Tide Of Positive Data Matter More
For corporations, less consumer spending means retrenchment, layoffs and diminished capital spending, which further diminishes business activity and puts more of a drain on consumer spending...and the downward cycle feeds on itself.
The surge in U.S. consumer credit supports the view that economic activity is gathering momentum in the country.
Slower retail sales could spell trouble for the economy, which depends on consumer spending for two thirds of its activity.
Since it constitutes about two-thirds of economic activity in the United States, consumer spending ultimately defines the country's economic health.
Retail sales fell in October, while purchasing manager surveys in the region showed private-sector business activity declined in November, amid reduced consumer spending.
Consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of economic activity.
Given that the consumer accounts for roughly two-thirds of economic activity in the United States, it is reasonable to conclude that economic growth will be subdued during the next 4 to 7 years.
U.S. economic reports due for release Friday include durable goods orders, personal income and outlays, the Chicago Fed national activity index, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment survey, and the Kansas City Fed manufacturing survey.
FORBES: A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Gold Firmer on Tepid Short Covering; Traders Still Wary
应用推荐