What's Inside

The Coresight Research weekly US Consumer Survey Insights series takes a regular temperature check on US consumers’ behaviors and sentiment, based on exclusive proprietary survey data.

The latest data in this report are from our survey conducted on April 7, 2025, with headline findings on consumers’ financial and economic expectations following the announcement of reciprocal tariffs by the US government on April 2, 2025.

In addition to our usual weekly findings on consumer sentiment, activities and shopping patterns, we dive into data on clothing, apparel accessories and footwear shopping specifically. Uncover popular retailers, brands and product categories.

Data in this research report are our latest proprietary survey findings on:

• Consumers’ expectations for the economy overall and for their own personal financial situation—plus, breakdowns of our findings by income
• Popular retailers and product categories among apparel and footwear shoppers
• Where consumers have bought food and nonfood products from in the last two weeks
• What consumers have bought in-store and online in the last two weeks
• Activities that consumers have done in the past two weeks

Companies mentioned in this research report include: Amazon, Foot Locker, Jordan, NIKE, Target, Temu, The North Face, Walmart

Other relevant research:

• Weekly US Consumer Sentiment, Flash Preview: The Big Surprise in a Week of Shocks—Infographic
• All our coverage of tariffs
• US Apparel and Footwear—Retail 2025 Sector Outlook: Low-Single-Digit Growth Expected, with E-Commerce Capturing Share
• Market Navigator: US Apparel and Footwear Retailing—Discounters Poised for Growth Amid Challenging Backdrop
• Visit the Coresight Research Fashion and Luxury Hub to explore sector data, reports and company profiles.
• Coresight Research US Consumer Survey Databank provides additional insight into US consumer behaviors from our weekly surveys