Discover U.S. Spending Monitor

The Discover U.S. Spending Monitor is a monthly survey that measures consumer spending intentions and economic confidence.

The survey reflects Discover’s effort, as a financial services company, to have its finger on the pulse of consumer spending patterns.

With 500 consumers polled daily and 15,000 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.

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Press Releases and Survey Data

	April	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Shows Little Movement in April, as Consumers try to Balance their Budgets in the Wake of High Energy Prices April Data (PDF)

	March	Discover U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Falls in March. March Data (PDF)

	February	Discover® U.S. spending Monitor^SM Flat in February February Data (PDF)

	January	Discover U.S. Spending Monitor Drops 4 Points. January Data (PDF)

	December	Discover® U.S. spending Monitor^SM Shows Consumer Spending Intentions Returning to Pre-holiday Shopping Levels. December Data (PDF)

	November	Holiday Spending Steady Despite Increased Number of Consumers Expecting to Spend More on Household Expenses November Data (PDF)

	October	Consumers Managing Their Spending to Meet Household Expenses According to Discover U.S. Spending Monitor October Data (PDF)

	September	Consumers Maintaining Steady Spending with More Confidence September Data (PDF)

	August	Consumer Confidence in Personal Finances Remains Steady August Data (PDF)

	July	Consumer Spending Confidence Rebounds in July July Data (PDF)