inflation

Number of Restaurants Facing Closure Surges Amid Inflation
Number of Restaurants Facing Closure Surges Amid Inflation
October 03, 2022  |  Economy

Macroeconomic headwinds are posing a very real threat to restaurants, with an increasing number of eateries now expecting the worst in their future. By the...

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74% of Consumers Feel Pinch of Rising Monthly Bills
74% of Consumers Feel Pinch of Rising Monthly Bills
October 03, 2022  |  Economy

Inflation has settled in, stubbornly, near 40-year highs. As found in “The New Reality Check,” a PYMNTS and LendingClub collaboration, 92% of consumers said they...

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57% of Main Street SMBs Raising Prices Just to Maintain Margins
57% of Main Street SMBs Raising Prices Just to Maintain Margins
October 03, 2022  |  SMBs

Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are getting hit with supplier price increases, and it’s showing up in what consumers are paying, too. For the study...

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12% of SMBs Concerned They Won’t Survive Past 2024
12% of SMBs Concerned They Won’t Survive Past 2024
October 03, 2022  |  SMBs

There’s an oft-repeated quip in business circles that says, “If you’ve managed to survive this long, you’re probably going to last.”  While more than half...

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Price-Pummeled Consumers Find Solace in HealthTech
Price-Pummeled Consumers Find Solace in HealthTech
October 01, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

If you’re feeling a bit more stressed out about making ends meet nowadays, there’s good reason. Perusing the headlines on PYMNTS this week doesn’t exactly...

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5 Inflationary Trends to Watch As Q4 Gets Underway
5 Inflationary Trends to Watch As Q4 Gets Underway
September 30, 2022  |  Consumer Insights

Depending on who ask and how you ask it, consumers are either feeling a bit more confident about the economy as the fourth quarter gets...

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US Spending Data Shows Shrinking Consumer Cash Cushions
US Spending Data Shows Shrinking Consumer Cash Cushions
September 30, 2022  |  Economy

While most everyone is parsing the consumer spending data from August, and while consumer spending continued to rise, there are some numbers that give one...

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More Spending, Bigger Paychecks Shine Hope on Economic Recovery
More Spending, Bigger Paychecks Shine Hope on Economic Recovery
September 30, 2022  |  Economy

Consumer spending in August rose 0.4%, aligning with bigger paychecks and rebounding from a decline last month even as inflation stays high. Excluding food and...

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Rural Consumers Feel Grocery Inflation More Than Their Urban Counterparts
Rural Consumers Feel Grocery Inflation More Than Their Urban Counterparts
September 29, 2022  |  Economy

Food prices may be skyrocketing all across the country, but consumers in rural areas are feeling this inflation the most acutely by a significant margin....

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