U.S. Spending Monitor

Discover's U.S. Spending Monitor is a monthly survey that measures spending intentions and economic confidence and enables us to keep a finger on the pulse of the consumer spending patterns.

With 500 consumers polled daily and 8,200 polled monthly, the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor pulls from a significantly large sample size giving it a margin of error of only +/- 1 percent. In doing so, Discover is able to take statistically accurate snapshots of consumer confidence and consumer spending intentions on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Surveys are conducted by Rasmussen Reports, an independent survey research firm.

Press Releases & Survey

• March , 2013 Economic Confidence and Personal Finance Outlook Decline Slightly in March   Read Press Release Download March Survey Data
• February , 2013 Economic Confidence Increases, Spending Intentions Hold Steady According to Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠   Read Press Release Download February Survey Data
• January , 2013 Economic Confidence Holds Steady; Household Expenses and Home Improvement Spending Intentions Rise in January   Read Press Release Download January Survey Data
• December , 2012 Spending Intentions Decline Following Holiday Season According to Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download December Survey Data
• November , 2012 Economic Confidence HigherYear-over-Year According to Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download November Survey Data
• October , 2012 Rising Consumer Confidence Lifts Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  to All-Time High Read Press Release Download October Survey Data
• September , 2012 Economic Confidence Rises in September, According to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download September Survey Data
• August , 2012 Discover® Economic Confidence Declines in August, According to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download August Survey Data
• July , 2012 Discover® Consumer Confidence Continues to Decline in July, According to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download July Survey Data
• June , 2012 Discover® Consumer Confidence Declines in June, According to the Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download June Survey Data
• May , 2012 Discover® Consumer Confidence Steady in May, According to Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download May Survey Data
• April , 2012 Discover® Consumer Confidence Rose Again in April, According to Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download April Survey Data
• March , 2012 Discover® Consumer Confidence Rose Again in March, According to Discover U.S. Spending Monitor℠  Read Press Release Download March Survey Data
• February , 2012 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Jumps in February Read Press Release Download February Survey Data
• January , 2012 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Jumps in January Read Press Release Download January Survey Data
• December, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Remains Steady in December; Consumers Views About the Economy and Their Finances Are Improving Read Press Release Download December Survey Data
• November, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Jumps in November; More Consumers are Feeling Better About the Economy and Their Personal Finances Read Press Release Download November Survey Data
• October, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Rebounds Slightly in October; Discretionary Spending Intentions Hold Steady Read Press Release Download October Survey Data
• September, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Falls to Near-Record Low as Spending Intentions Drop Read Press Release Download September Survey Data
• August, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Falls for Third Straight Month in August, but Spending Intentions Hold Steady Read Press Release Download August Survey Data
• July, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence falls for second straight month in July Read Press Release Download July Survey Data
• June, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence sees Largest One-Month drop ever in June Read Press Release Download June Survey Data
• May, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Remains Flat in May Read Press Release Download May Survey Data
• April, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Volatile in April But Remains At 89.4 Read Press Release Download April Survey Data
• March, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Falls 2.6 Points in March Read Press Release Download March Survey Data
• February, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Falls a Point in February Read Press Release Download February Survey Data
• January, 2011 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Consumer Confidence Jumps 5.6 Points in January to Three-Year High Read Press Release Download January Survey Data
• December, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Falls 4.3 Points in December Read Press Release Download December Survey Data
• November, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Reaches 3-Year High, Jumping 4.3 Points in November Read Press Release Download November Survey Data
• October, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Rises 1.8 Points in October Read Press Release Download October Survey Data
• September, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Holds Steady in September Read Press Release Download September Survey Data
• August, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Flat in August Read Press Release Download August Survey Data
• July, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Drops 1.9 Points in July Read Press Release Download July Survey Data
• June, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Drops 2 Points in June Read Press Release Download June Survey Data
• May, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Falls 1.1 Points in May Read Press Release Download May Survey Data
• April, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Jumps 5.5 Points in April Read Press Release Download April Survey Data
• March, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Falls 1.5 Points in March Read Press Release Download March Survey Data
• February, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Rises 2.3 Points in February Read Press Release Download February Survey Data
• January, 2010 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Rises 2.2 Points in January Read Press Release Download January Survey Data
• December, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Drops 3.3 Points in December, as Consumers Anticipate Spending Less after the Holidays Read Press Release Download December Survey Data
• November, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Flat in November; Upper-Income Consumers Show Big Decline in Economic Confidence Read Press Release Download November Survey Data
• October, 2009 Growing Economic Concerns Among Women Leads to 3.2 Point Drop in the Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ " class="sprite-arrow-blue arrow-blue">Read Press Release Download October Survey Data
• September, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM up 2 Points in September. Read Press Release Download September Survey Data
• August, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Rebounds in August, Rising 3.5 Points as more Consumers Gain Confidence in the Economy. Read Press Release Download August Survey Data
• July, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Falls for Second Consecutive Month as More Consumers Grow Concerned about the Economy and their Finances. Read Press Release Download July Survey Data
• June, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Falls for First Time in Four Months. Read Press Release Download June Survey Data
• May, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Rises for Third Consecutive Month, Up 2 Points in May. Read Press Release Download May Survey Data
• April, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Jumps 4.7 Points as Number of Consumers Feeling the Economy is Getting Better Nearly Triples in 3 Months Read Press Release Download April Survey Data
• March, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Jumps Nearly 4 Points as Economic Optimism Increases among some Consumers Read Press Release Download March Survey Data
• February, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Falls to New Low Read Press Release Download February Survey Data
• January, 2009 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Rises 1.2 Points; First Upturn in Five Months Read Press Release Download January Survey Data
• December, 2008 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Tumbles 3.1. Points to New Low Read Press Release Download December Survey Data
• November, 2008 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitoirsm^SM Falls Below 80 for First Time Read Press Release Download November Survey Data
• October, 2008 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitoirsm^SM Posts 6-Point Drop to 80.4 Read Press Release Download October Survey Data
• September, 2008 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitorsm^SM Down 2.2 Points, as Consumer Confidence in the Economy Falls. Read Press Release Download September Survey Data
• August, 2008 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Up 2.6 Points in August Read Press Release Download August Survey Data
• July, 2008 Discover® Spending Monitorsm^SM Flat in July Read Press Release Download July Survey Data
• June, 2008 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitorsm^SM Down Nearly a Point in June Read Press Release Download June Survey Data
• May, 2008 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Rises 1.4 Points in May as High Gas and Food Proces Eat Away and Discretionary Spending Read Press Release Download May Survey Data
• April, 2008 Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor℠ Shows Little Movement in April, as Consumers try to Balance their Budgets in the Wake
  of High Energy Prices Read Press Release Download April Survey Data
• March, 2008 Discover U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Falls in March. Read Press Release Download March Survey Data
• February, 2008 Discover® U.S. spending Monitor^SM Flat in February Read Press Release Download February Survey Data
• January, 2008 Discover U.S. Spending Monitor Drops 4 Points. Read Press Release Download January Survey Data
• December, 2007 Discover® U.S. spending Monitor^SM Shows Consumer Spending Intentions Returning to Pre-holiday Shopping Levels. Read Press Release Download December Survey Data
• November, 2007 Holiday Spending Steady Despite Increased Number of Consumers Expecting to Spend More on Household Expenses Read Press Release Download November Survey Data
• October, 2007 Consumers Managing Their Spending to Meet Household Expenses According to Discover U.S. Spending Monitor Read Press Release Download October Survey Data
• September, 2007 Consumers Maintaining Steady Spending with More Confidence Read Press Release Download September Survey Data
• August, 2007 Consumer Confidence in Personal Finances Remains Steady Read Press Release Download August Survey Data
• July, 2007 Consumer Spending Confidence Rebounds in July Read Press Release Download July Survey Data