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 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.

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Press Releases and Survey Data

	January	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Rises 2.2 Points in January January Data (PDF)

	December	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Drops 3.3 Points in December, as Consumers Anticipate Spending Less after the Holidays December Data (PDF)

	November	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Flat in November; Upper-Income Consumers Show Big Decline in Economic Confidence November Data (PDF)

	October	Growing Economic Concerns Among Women Leads to 3.2 Point Drop in the Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM October Data (PDF)

	September	Discover® U.S. Spending MonitorSM up 2 Points in September. September Data (PDF)

	August	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Rebounds in August, Rising 3.5 Points as more Consumers Gain Confidence in the Economy. August Data (PDF)

	July	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Falls for Second Consecutive Month as More Consumers Grow Concerned about the Economy and their Finances. July Data (PDF)

	June	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Falls for First Time in Four Months. June Data (PDF)

	May	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Rises for Third Consecutive Month, Up 2 Points in May. May Data (PDF)

	April	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Jumps 4.7 Points as Number of Consumers Feeling the Economy is Getting Better Nearly Triples in 3 Months April Data (PDF)

	March	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Jumps Nearly 4 Points as Economic Optimism Increases among some Consumers March Data (PDF)

	February	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Falls to New Low February Data (PDF)

	January	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Rises 1.2 Points; First Upturn in Five Months January Data (PDF)

	December	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Tumbles 3.1. Points to New Low December Data (PDF)

	November	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitoirsm^SM Falls Below 80 for First Time November Data (PDF)

	October	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitoirsm^SM Posts 6-Point Drop to 80.4 October Data (PDF)

	September	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitorsm^SM Down 2.2 Points, as Consumer Confidence in the Economy Falls. September Data (PDF)

	August	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Up 2.6 Points in August August Data (PDF)

	July	Discover® Spending Monitorsm^SM Flat in July July Data (PDF)

	June	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitorsm^SM Down Nearly a Point in June June Data (PDF)

	May	Discover® U.S. Spending Monitor^SM Rises 1.4 Points in May as High Gas and Food Proces Eat Away and Discretionary Spending May Data (PDF)

	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)