Spending rose 0.3% that month after ticking up by 0.5% during each of the three previous months. When taking inflation into account, spending was flat in September, the lowest monthly reading since ...

WASHINGTON, Dec 5 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer spending increased moderately in September after three straight months of solid gains, suggesting a loss of momentum in the economy at the end of the third ...

NPR's Leila Fadel speaks to an economic analyst for Visa about consumer spending this year, and what we could expect going into 2026. Now we turn to Michael Brown. He oversees analysis of the U.S.