Consumers’ Spending Behavior, Outlook Remain Modest

Americans ended 2013 slightly less likely to have been cutting back on small-ticket items to save money than they had been earlier on in the year, reports Harris Interactive in recent survey results. But compared to a year earlier, the December results show a similarly spending-conscious consumer; other surveys also indicate that Americans are becoming more practical in their spending behavior, with few planning to up their expenditures this year on a range of items. (more…)