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US consumer spending and the K-shaped economy
Discussion is focusing on the K-shaped US economy, in which higher-income consumers keep spending strongly while lower-income households cut back under pressure from higher prices and borrowing costs. PwC analysis is among the voices examining how this split is shaping retail sales and the broader economic outlook, with commentators asking how long resilient headline spending can mask strain on poorer households.
Why now: Fresh analysis of diverging spending patterns between wealthy and lower-income Americans has renewed debate about inequality in the US economy.
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