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    Japan FY 2024 household spending down for 2nd year amid rising prices

    Japan FY 2024 household spending down for 2nd year amid rising prices

    12 May 2025

    Japan’s household spending in fiscal 2024 dropped a real 0.1 per cent from a year earlier, falling for the second consecutive year, as consumers reduced food expenditure amid rising...

    Gloomy earnings show consumers are feeling the pinch of US tariffs

    Gloomy earnings show consumers are feeling the pinch of US tariffs

    02 May 2025

    Lackluster quarterly results from consumer-facing companies including McDonald’s and Harley-Davidson are the latest sign that American shoppers are curbing spending amid shifting US trade policies. McDonald’s posted a surprise...

    MoE partners with SGS to ensure quality of consumer products

    MoE partners with SGS to ensure quality of consumer products

    11 Apr 2025

    Staff Reporter, Gulf Today The Ministry of Economy announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SGS Gulf Limited to enhance cooperation in monitoring the quality of...

    British consumers unexpectedly boost their shopping in February

    British consumers unexpectedly boost their shopping in February

    01 Apr 2025

    British retail sales unexpectedly rose in February, figures from the Office for National Statistics showed, defying most forecasts from analysts who had predicted a fall against a backdrop of...

    French household confidence dips slightly, spending optimism intact

    French household confidence dips slightly, spending optimism intact

    27 Mar 2025

    The confidence index for French households saw a slight decline in March, with citizens expressing concerns about their future financial outlook, according to data released by the French National...

    China’s unorthodox plan to boost economy

    China’s unorthodox plan to boost economy

    17 Mar 2025

    China has unveiled a plan to boost economic growth by stimulating consumerism in the country. The plan has made provisions for increasing wages and income, of creating tourism hot...

    Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers

    Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers

    01 Mar 2025

    Ongoing tariff threats from Washington and potentially sweeping government job cuts have darkened consumers’ mood and may be weighing on an otherwise mostly healthy economy. Data released Friday showed...

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    Italy business and consumer morale improves in January

    29 Jan 2025

    Morale among Italian businesses and consumers improved unexpectedly in January, data showed on Wednesday, brightening prospects for the eurozone’s third largest economy which has stalled in recent months. National...

    Europe’s consumers bank on their savings

    Europe’s consumers bank on their savings

    31 Oct 2024

    European families are sitting on an ever-growing pile of savings, confounding hopes that consumer largesse can boost the region’s economy as it falls yet further behind that of the...

    UAE committed to OPEC+, consumers and market, minister says

    UAE committed to OPEC+, consumers and market, minister says

    06 Jun 2024

    The United Arab Emirates has been committed to OPEC+, consumers and the market despite some media reports suggesting otherwise, Energy Minister Suhail Al Mazrouei told a panel in Russia's...

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