In 2024, over half of surveyed consumers said they would be more focused on their buying needs, expecting less than 25 percent of their purchases that year to be items they want to buy.
Proportion of goods consumers wanted to buy versus needed to buy in the United States in 2024
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Bizrate Insights. (February 21, 2024). Proportion of goods consumers wanted to buy versus needed to buy in the United States in 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470661/wants-versus-needs-when-shopping-usa/
Bizrate Insights. "Proportion of goods consumers wanted to buy versus needed to buy in the United States in 2024." Chart. February 21, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470661/wants-versus-needs-when-shopping-usa/
Bizrate Insights. (2024). Proportion of goods consumers wanted to buy versus needed to buy in the United States in 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470661/wants-versus-needs-when-shopping-usa/
Bizrate Insights. "Proportion of Goods Consumers Wanted to Buy versus Needed to Buy in The United States in 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 21 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470661/wants-versus-needs-when-shopping-usa/
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Proportion of goods consumers wanted to buy versus needed to buy in the United States in 2024 [Graph], Bizrate Insights, February 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470661/wants-versus-needs-when-shopping-usa/
