The SpendingPulse™ Podcast

    Hear Selected SpendingPulse Findings Delivered by Our Analysts

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

    August 2010 Total U.S. Retail Sales Report

    July 2010 Total U.S. Retail Sales Report

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    SpendingPulse 2009 Holiday Midseason Update
    Length      6:40
    Posted December 20, 2009  

    SpendingPulse 2009 Holiday Preseason Update
    Length      6:29
    Posted November 24, 2009  

    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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