Today, the 12bet官方 研究所 released its 本地消费商业指数(LCCI) for February 2018, which showed spending growth in only six out of 14 metro areas analyzed. 连续50个月了, consumers under the age of 35 registered positive spending growth, 体现了这个年龄段的活力. 连续第五个月了, spending on fuel represented the largest growth among 产品类型s, spurred on by rising gas prices across the country.

Portland, which led all cities in January with year-over-year growth of 3.4%, whipsawed in February to represent the third-largest year-over-year decline, 注册2.1%的负增长. Only 芝加哥 and Dallas, with negative growth of 2.9%和2%.7 percent, respectively, saw more significant declines from the previous year.

“With 50 consecutive months of positive spending growth, it’s clear that the entry of young consumers into the labor market continues to be a foundational component of economic growth in cities, 当地政策制定者应该注意到这一点。 Diana Farrell, President and CEO, 12bet官方 研究所. “After months of increased growth in fuel spending, business owners are facing the challenge of managing their own expenses while also worrying about whether those fuel costs will also affect consumer spending.”

Data visualization of the changes in local consumer spending growth over the last 24 months can be found online.

This LCCI report provides a timely view of how the following cities and surrounding metro areas are faring economically, 无论是个人还是整体:亚特兰大, 芝加哥, 哥伦布, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Denver, Detroit, Houston, Miami, Los Angeles, New York, Phoenix, Portland (Ore.)、圣地亚哥和旧金山. 通过观察实际情况, 去识别金融交易, LCCI提供了一个持续的, dynamic view of the financial health of the U.S. consumer and the vibrancy of the places where 企业 operate.

Additional key highlights from the latest Index release include:

• 芝加哥 saw the largest decline in spending, down 2.9 percent compared to the previous year, followed by Dallas with a 2.下降7%.
• 休斯顿反弹至正增长0.在录得下跌0.3 percent in January, its first negative growth rate since Hurricane Harvey.
• The three largest increases among metro areas covered by the LCCI took place in California. 旧金山以2人领先.5%，圣地亚哥有1%.9%，洛杉矶为1%.6%的正支出增长.
• Consumers in the bottom income quintile increased spending 3.7 percent, while the wealthiest consumers saw a 1.5 percent decline compared to one year previous.
• Consumer spending at small 企业 increased 1.7 percentage points and large 企业 saw an increase of 1.3 percent in year over year growth, while spending at mid-sized 企业 declined 1.6%.

The LCCI offers unique advantages over existing measures of consumer spending.

• LCCI捕获实际的事务, instead of self-reported measures of how consumers think they spend.
• The LCCI provides timely data on spending in 14 major metropolitan areas; such geographic 粒度 is unavailable in most other spending measures. These 14 metro areas mirror the geographic and economic 多样性 of larger metropolitan areas in the United States and account for 30 percent of retail sales nationwide.
• The LCCI also presents a more granular view of local consumer commerce through five important lenses: consumer age, 消费者收入, 业务规模, 产品类型, and consumer residence relative to the location of the business. For each lens, we show how different segments contributed to year-over-year spending growth.
• The LCCI captures economic activity in sectors that previously have not been well understood by other data sources. These include sectors such as food trucks, new merchants, and personal services.

Each release of the LCCI describes the economic picture of local communities and provides a powerful tool for city development officials, 企业, 投资者, and statistical agencies to better understand the everyday economic health of consumers, 企业, 以及他们关心的地方.