State of the US consumer: March 2025
Consumers signal intentions to tighten household budgets as inflation expectations reignite
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3-min read
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28 March 2025
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Deloitte Center for Consumer Industry | Deloitte Center for Global Economic Research
Key insights about US consumers from Deloitte’s ConsumerSignals
- Deloitte’s financial well-being index declined further in February, hitting 99.9 from 105.5 in December (figure 1).
- More respondents are expecting rising prices in major categories such as gas and food (figure 2).
- Discretionary spending intentions continue to slip further below 2021 levels while nondiscretionary categories remain elevated (figure 3).
- Increasing nondiscretionary spending intentions continue to be driven by housing and utilities (figure 4).
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Stephen Rogers
United States
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