This week in US consumer data
What US consumers did this week
A weekly read on the US consumer from Coresight's ongoing survey — spending intentions, category spend, shopping channel and generational shifts, updated every week from the latest wave. , drawn from 372 waves and 190,849 responses since December 2020.
Illustrative preview. Real weekly figures publish once questions are cleared for release; the full breakdowns are in the portal dataset.
Spending
61% of US consumers plan to cut back on non-essential spending
▲ 3 pts vs prior wave · significant
Illustrative · Source: Coresight Consumer Insight Portal
Grocery
Grocery holds as the category shoppers are least likely to trim
Flat — 8 waves running
Illustrative · Source: Coresight Consumer Insight Portal
Channel
Online edges up to 38% of planned retail spend
▲ 1 pt vs prior wave
Illustrative · Source: Coresight Consumer Insight Portal
Generation
Gen Z leads the shift to private label and value brands
▲ 4 pts vs prior wave · significant
Illustrative · Source: Coresight Consumer Insight Portal
Read the full week
These are the headline moves. The portal holds every question behind them — by generation, gender, income and region, with significance tested against the prior wave and the same week last year. See how the weekly tracker is built on the consumer data page and the methodology, or request access to explore every figure.