Consumer Spending Under Inflation Pressure

Sep 11, 2022 (updated May 11, 2023) • 3 min

Eighty percent of companies are increasing wages this year1, but consumers are still struggling economically. Why? The costs of some goods and services remain stubbornly high.

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Fortune, “80% of Companies Plan to Give Raises in 2023, According to a New Survey of Nearly 5,000 Participants,” February 23, 2023 Back
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Moody’s Analytics, “Employment and Inflation Go the Fed’s Way,” January 12, 2023 Back
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Gallup, “Inflation Now Causing Hardship for Majority in U.S.,” September 7, 2022 Back
CNBC, “Inflation Isn’t Dampening People’s Desire to Travel – But Travel Companies May be Missing a Trick,” March 11, 2023 Back