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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