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ATHENS (Reuters) – Greece’s economy expanded in October-to-December last year with higher consumer spending and investment more than offsetting lower exports, official data showed on Tuesday. Seasonally-adjusted data showed gross …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Consumer confidence in New Zealand fell in February compared with the prior month as households grappled with higher living costs and rising interest rates amid intense inflationary …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A measure of Australian consumer prices rose by less than expected in January thanks to a drop in the cost of travel, clothing and fruit and vegetables, …

By Lucia Mutikani WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. consumer spending increased by the most in nearly two years in January amid a surge in wage gains, while inflation accelerated, adding to …

STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sentiment among households and businesses inched higher in Sweden in February, with house-builders and retailers bucking the trend, data from the NIER think tank showed on Friday. …

PARIS (Reuters) – French consumer confidence fell back slightly in February compared to January, said the INSEE statistics body on Friday, which also revised up its earlier reading for the …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s consumer market recovery was “strong” in January, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, in one of its first optimistic assessments of consumption, which until this year …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Consumer prices in Russia rose at a slower pace over the last week, data from the state statistics service Rosstat showed on Wednesday, easing inflationary concerns flagged …

By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s core consumer prices likely accelerated to a more than 41-year high in January, a Reuters poll of 19 economists showed, reflecting companies’ will …

By Maria Martinez BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer prices, harmonised to compare with other European Union countries, rose by a less-than-anticipated 9.2% on the year in January, preliminary data from …

By Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russian consumer demand contracted at its fastest pace in seven years in 2022 and real disposable incomes fell, data released on Wednesday showed, as …

(Reuters) – U.S. consumers entered 2023 with the most optimism in nine months, buoyed by healthy incomes and easing inflation even as most worry a recession could trip up the …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to improve for a fourth consecutive month in February as energy prices fall, a GfK institute survey showed on Tuesday. The institute …

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey’s consumer confidence index rose 4.6% to 79.1 points in January, official data showed on Monday, increasing again after a month with marked improvements in confidence for …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – A measure of Australian consumer sentiment rose in January for the second straight month, as a break in a painful cycle of interest rate rises likely provided …

NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S consumer prices unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December amid declining prices for gasoline and other goods, suggesting that …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S consumer prices unexpectedly fell for the first time in more than 2-1/2 years in December amid declining prices for gasoline and other goods, suggesting that inflation …

(Reuters) – JPMorgan Chase & Co Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said the American consumer was still strong in the face of heightened economic uncertainties, in an interview with Fox …

(Reuters) – The head of Goldman Sachs Group Inc’s direct-to-consumer unit, Swati Bhatia, is stepping down from the role, according to an internal note seen by Reuters. Bhatia, a former …

By Hannah Lang (Reuters) – The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) on Tuesday recommended that Experian, Equifax and TransUnion change how they respond to consumers after logging almost half …

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Fostering a recovery in consumer demand and helping the corporate sector become profitable are the biggest tasks for the Russian government to address in 2023, First Deputy …

ROME, Dec 23 (Reuters) – Morale amongst Italian businesses and consumers rose in December, data showed on Friday, although the manufacturing sector was more downbeat. National statistics institute ISTAT’s composite …

(Reuters) – Sri Lanka’s National Consumer Price Index (NCPI) eased year-on-year to 65% in November after a 70.6% jump in October, the statistics department said on Wednesday. Food prices were …

BERLIN (Reuters) – German consumer sentiment is set to extend its recovery heading into the new year as government relief measures meant to take the bite out of soaring energy …