The SpendingPulse™ Podcast

    Hear Selected SpendingPulse Findings Delivered by Our Analysts

    We present total U.S. retail sales information each month, with special reports for important retail calendar events.


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    SpendingPulse 2008 Holiday Update
    Length      6:44
    Posted December 15, 2008

    SpendingPulse Total US Retail Sales Report for November 2008
    Length      5:14
    Posted December 4, 2008

    SpendingPulse 2008 Holiday Preseason Update
    Length      6:40
    Posted November 23, 2008

    SpendingPulse Total US Retail Sales Report for October 2008
    Length      4:07
    Posted October 10, 2008

    SpendingPulse Total US Retail Sales Report for September 2008
    Length      5:19
    Posted September 11, 2008

    Our Analysts

    Michael McNamara directs MasterCard SpendingPulse, working with the team to produce monthly and weekly reports and to create new consumer spending products. Mr. McNamara and SpendingPulse data are frequently quoted in major media outlets.
    Kamalesh Rao, director of economic research for SpendingPulse, is a statistician and economist. Mr. Rao tracks retail sales in the U.S. and the UK and continues to add new fields of inquiry to SpendingPulse's research portfolio.

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