5th straight increase for O.C. consumer index
Click to enlarge Are Orange County consumers ready to snap out of their funk? Seems so, by the moves of the Big Orange Index, a compilation of three dozen measures of local economic patterns. It...
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California consumer confidence tumbled in November to its lowest level in two years, reports Chapman University. The school’s quarterly California Composite Index of Consumer Confidence fell 10 points...
View ArticleWill you spend $64 on the Super Bowl?
The Super Bowl is now rivaling Halloween as one of the big holidays of the year. And consumers are stepping up to spend. A survey by the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association conducted by...
View ArticleAngels fans on a spending spree
Kim Langseth of Orange, a life-long Angels fan, was thinking about buying a jersey for her birthday. ANAHEIM – When it comes to 40th birthdays, some people want to do it up big. Maybe take a trip,...
View ArticleHas O.C. consumer confidence peaked?
A look at how The Big Orange Index — a compilation of three dozen markers of the Orange County economy by Register columnist Jon Lansner — raises questions about whether local consumer confidence has...
View ArticleFalling gas prices in April give SoCal consumers a break
April was a good month for Southern California consumers who were helped by a 3.2% drop in gasoline prices after suffering through a 10% jump in March, the government reported today. Photo by Joshua...
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