Key insights about US consumers from Deloitte’s State of the Consumer Tracker

• Since May, the percentage of Americans concerned about their level of savings fell from a 2-year high of 62% to 49%. Over the same time period, the percentage concerned about their credit card debt decreased from 48% to 40% (figure 1).
• The percentage of Americans delaying large purchases has also decreased since June—from 56% to 46% (figure 2).
• Though inflation remains high (8.3% in August, figure 10), inflation concerns among Americans have been easing in recent months. After steadily climbing throughout most of 2022, the percentage of Americans concerned about rising prices for everyday purchases fell from 83% in June to 73% in August (figure 3).
• Easing of inflation concerns is likely being driven by falling gas prices. Since June, the percentage of Americans citing higher gas prices (compared to the previous month) fell from 87% to 61%. Perceptions of rising grocery and clothing prices have also eased slightly (figure 4).
• Consumer spending on durable goods went up 1.5% in July, the second straight month of strong growth (figure 5).

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