#monthly-state-retail-sales — Wealth & Means

Episodes tagged #monthly-state-retail-sales on Wealth & Means.

Dissecting the Micro-Economy: Non-Intuitive Signals from the MSRS, HPS, and BTOS Datasets — 2026-10-10
This research essay examines three U.S. Census Bureau datasets—Monthly State Retail Sales, the Household Pulse Survey, and the Business Trends and Outlook Survey—to explore economic patterns that national averages can obscure. It connects business AI adoption and employment, persistent household financial stress, and geographic and sectoral divergence, with comparative tables and a full works-cited section.

#monthly-state-retail-sales — Wealth & Means

Episodes tagged #monthly-state-retail-sales on Wealth & Means.

Dissecting the Micro-Economy: Non-Intuitive Signals from the MSRS, HPS, and BTOS Datasets — 2026-10-10
This research essay examines three U.S. Census Bureau datasets—Monthly State Retail Sales, the Household Pulse Survey, and the Business Trends and Outlook Survey—to explore economic patterns that national averages can obscure. It connects business AI adoption and employment, persistent household financial stress, and geographic and sectoral divergence, with comparative tables and a full works-cited section.