buying power
noun
: the amount of money that a person or group has available to spend : purchasing power
Inflation decreases consumer buying power.
a multinational corporation with a tremendous amount of buying power
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Consumer buying power fell in the U.S. but the exchange value of the U.S. dollar rose.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI inflation calculator, a dollar in 2010 had the same buying power as $1.44 at the end of 2024.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
That suggests that all things equal, the Fed will be wary about lowering rates too quickly to spark an economy that’s also expected to slow dramatically as the duties sap households’ buying power.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
After the outsized home price appreciation exiting the pandemic, most markets are likely looking at a very tepid pace of home price appreciation in the next few years as incomes, and the buying power of households, closes some of that gap.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025
But according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics CPI inflation calculator, a dollar in 2010 had the same buying power as $1.44 at the end of 2024.
—Erik Sherman, Forbes.com, 26 Apr. 2025
That suggests that all things equal, the Fed will be wary about lowering rates too quickly to spark an economy that’s also expected to slow dramatically as the duties sap households’ buying power.
—Paul Davidson, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025
After the outsized home price appreciation exiting the pandemic, most markets are likely looking at a very tepid pace of home price appreciation in the next few years as incomes, and the buying power of households, closes some of that gap.
—Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Buying power.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/buying%20power. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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