Personal Spending

Personal spending, released by Bureau of Economic Analysis, Department of Commerce, measures purchases of goods and services by households and by nonprofit institutions that serve households from private business.

Most recent - Friday 28 February 2025 13:30

Previous
0.8%
Revised
0.8%
Forecast
0.1%
Actual
-0.2%

Lower numbers than forecast tend to be bullish for xxx/USD pairs and bearish for USD/xxx pairs.

Next event - Friday 28 March 2025 12:30

Previous
-0.2%
Forecast
0.5%
Actual
-

The typical/expected impact on USD pairs is medium.

The consensus forecast for Personal Spending is 0.5%. A higher value than forecast tends to be bullish for USD/xxx pairs and bearish for xxx/USD pairs.

Trading range

Forecast history

The most recent announced value for Personal Spending was -0.2% against a forecast of 0.1%.

Past events

Date
Forecast
Actual
Friday 28 February 2025 13:30
0.1%
-0.2%
Friday 31 January 2025 13:30
0.5%
0.7%
Friday 20 December 2024 13:30
0.5%
0.4%
Wednesday 27 November 2024 15:00
0.3%
0.4%
Thursday 31 October 2024 12:30
0.4%
0.5%
Friday 27 September 2024 12:30
0.3%
0.2%
Friday 30 August 2024 12:30
0.5%
0.5%
Friday 26 July 2024 12:30
0.3%
0.3%
Friday 28 June 2024 12:30
0.3%
0.2%
Friday 31 May 2024 12:30
0.3%
0.2%
Friday 26 April 2024 12:30
0.6%
0.8%
Friday 29 March 2024 12:30
0.5%
0.8%
Thursday 29 February 2024 13:30
0.2%
0.2%
Friday 26 January 2024 13:30
0.4%
0.7%
Friday 22 December 2023 13:30
0.3%
0.2%
Thursday 30 November 2023 13:30
0.2%
0.2%
Friday 27 October 2023 12:30
0.5%
0.7%
Friday 29 September 2023 12:30
0.4%
0.4%
Thursday 31 August 2023 12:30
0.6%
0.8%
Friday 28 July 2023 12:30
0.4%
0.5%
Friday 30 June 2023 12:30
0.2%
0.1%
Friday 26 May 2023 12:30
0.4%
0.8%
Friday 28 April 2023 12:30
-0.1%
0%
Friday 31 March 2023 12:30
0.3%
0.2%
Friday 24 February 2023 13:30
1.3%
1.8%
Friday 27 January 2023 13:30
-0.1%
-0.2%
Friday 23 December 2022 13:30
0.2%
0.1%
Thursday 1 December 2022 13:30
0.8%
0.8%
Friday 28 October 2022 12:30
0.4%
0.6%
Friday 30 September 2022 12:30
0.2%
0.4%
Friday 26 August 2022 12:30
0.4%
0.1%
Friday 29 July 2022 12:30
0.9%
1.1%
Thursday 30 June 2022 12:30
0.5%
0.2%
Friday 27 May 2022 12:30
0.7%
0.9%
Friday 29 April 2022 12:30
0.7%
1.1%
Thursday 31 March 2022 12:30
0.5%
0.2%

Economic context

Recent economic data has been moderately bearish for USD. Other recent announcements which may affect the market's interpretation of the next Personal Spending result:

PreviousLatest
Durable Goods OrdersBearish change3.3%0.9%
Durable Goods Orders ex DefenseBearish change3.7%0.8%
Durable Goods Orders ex TransportationBullish change0.1%0.7%
Nondefense Capital Goods Orders ex AircraftBearish change0.9%-0.3%
New Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change-6.9%1.8%
Housing Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.5%0.2%
S&P Global Composite PMIBullish change51.653.5
S&P Global Manufacturing PMIBearish change52.749.8
S&P Global Services PMIBullish change5154.3
Existing Home Sales Change (MoM)Bullish change-4.7%4.2%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBearish change220K223K
Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing SurveyBearish change18.112.5
Fed Interest Rate Decision(no change)4.5%4.5%
Interest Rate Projections - 1st yearBearish change3.9%3.4%
Interest Rate Projections - 2nd yearBearish change3.4%3.1%
Interest Rate Projections - CurrentBearish change4.4%3.9%
Interest Rate Projections - Longer(no change)3%3%
Industrial Production (MoM)Bullish change0.3%0.7%
Building Permits (MoM)Bearish change1.473M1.456M
Housing Starts (MoM)Bullish change1.35M1.501M
NY Empire State Manufacturing IndexBearish change5.7-20
Retail Sales (MoM)Bullish change-1.2%0.2%
Retail Sales Control GroupBullish change-1%1%
Retail Sales ex Autos (MoM)Bullish change-0.6%0.3%
Michigan Consumer Sentiment IndexBearish change64.757.9
UoM 5-year Consumer Inflation ExpectationBullish change3.5%3.9%
Initial Jobless ClaimsBullish change222K220K
Producer Price Index (MoM)Bearish change0.6%0%
Producer Price Index (YoY)Bearish change3.7%3.2%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (MoM)Bearish change0.3%-0.1%
Producer Price Index ex Food & Energy (YoY)Bearish change3.6%3.4%
Monthly Budget StatementBearish change$-129B$-307B

About Personal Spending

Country:United States
Currency:USD
Source:US Bureau of Economic Analysis
Category:Consumption
Frequency:Monthly
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