Black Friday sales signs are posted at a Target store in Rockville, Maryland, on November 25, 2022 . - With inflation on the rise, retailers are expecting that many shoppers will be looking for especially good deals as discretionary spending falls. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)
SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images
Black Friday sales signs are posted at a Target store in Rockville, Maryland, on November 25, 2022 . - With inflation on the rise, retailers are expecting that many shoppers will be looking for especially good deals as discretionary spending falls. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)
SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images
Consumer spending is a huge part of the economy and sends a strong signal about how Americans feel about the financial health of the country. Host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR business correspondent Alina Selyukh about what Black Friday shopping says about where the economy has been and where it might be headed. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
Black Friday sales signs are posted at a Target store in Rockville, Maryland, on November 25, 2022 . - With inflation on the rise, retailers are expecting that many shoppers will be looking for especially good deals as discretionary spending falls. (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM / AFP) (Photo by SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images)
SAMUEL CORUM/AFP via Getty Images
Consumer spending is a huge part of the economy and sends a strong signal about how Americans feel about the financial health of the country.
Host Scott Detrow speaks with NPR business correspondent Alina Selyukh about what Black Friday shopping says about where the economy has been and where it might be headed.
Email us at considerthis@npr.org.
