Why and how do we measure what consumers feel?
- Written by Viet Nguyen, Senior Research Fellow in Applied Macroeconomics, University of Melbourne
It's important to know what consumers are thinking and feeling.ShutterstockHow we track our economy influences everything from government spending and taxes to home lending and business investment. In our series The Way We Measure, we’re taking a close look at economic indicators to better understand what’s going on.
Consumers are key...