1. SpendingPulse™ Overview

    It’s easier to seize opportunity when you know where it is.

    MasterCard SpendingPulse is a powerful tool that offers an accurate, sector-specific view of consumer spending. By harnessing this information, you can gain richer knowledge of demand cycles and geographic patterns in order to reduce guesswork and plan marketing more effectively.

    SpendingPulse reports convert retail sales information into valuable insights by tracking industry data, performance, and historical and current trends to help you identify opportunities to capitalize on spending. Knowing how much consumers are spending in your industry—plus where and when that spending has occurred—enables you to anticipate demand and allocate resources more effectively as you work to capture more of your market.

    SpendingPulse offers monthly reports for:

    • U.S. Total Retail Sales
    • Apparel
    • e-Commerce
    • Electronics and Appliances
    • Furniture and Furnishings
    • Restaurants
    • Luxury Retail Sales
    • Airline, Hotel, and Lodging
    • Gasoline (weekly)
    • UK Total Retail Sales
    For more information, contact your MasterCard representative or visit www.mastercardadvisors.com.

    You can also email us directly at spendingpulse_support@mastercard.com.
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