Changes in consumer behaviors and financial well-being during the coronavirus pandemic: results from the U.S. Household Pulse Survey

Abstract

The onset of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to considerable changes in consumer spending behavior in the United States Using data from the Household Pulse Survey, this article examines the extent of pandemic-related behavioral changes reported in August 2020 The article also shows how these changes differed across generations and geography