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Luxury Consumer Insights - Less affluent consumers plan spending for home furniture and furnishings in New Survey

A record low level of consumer expenditure for wealthy home furniture and furnishings from the most recent survey in a series of half-yearly examinations, which began in spring 2002 proposed.

Negative attitudes about the current economic situation and the economic outlook for the next 12 months to pay the plans for the Spending less on the home furniture and furnishings of the wealthy consumers in the next year, after the Spring 2009 Affluent Market Tracking Study # 15 under the direction of American prosperity Research Center.

In spring 2009 survey of the richest 10% of all U.S. households, the financial plans for home furniture and furnishings during the next 12 months, compared to their expenditure on goods, which during the last 12 months to 10% of affluent consumers are increased and reduced to 43% of affluent consumers are. The rest (47%) expects the same for home furnishings and Furnishings in the next year as last year.

The survey respondents indicated a negative outlook for the 12 months and Conditions the personal income of households. They were also the decline in their net assets, as a result of substantial declines in the value of their homes and their investments / Savings over the past two years. Together these factors in a general setting for the reduction or postponement of expenditure in all sectors have contributed.

The intention to reduce the expenditures for furniture and equipment are compatible with the general mood of the affluent market. About 80% of respondents reported that they made a general effort to reduce, or postpone the spending was during the last 12 months, this would be a conscious effort during the next To 12 months, or both had done so in the past and would do so in the future.

The survey is representative of the population of the wealthiest 11.2 million households in the U.S., account for nearly 40% of total personal income and two thirds of the personal wealth of all Americans.

The 640 men and women in the national survey, an average annual household income of $ 290.000 have an average primary residence valued at $ 1.2 million, an average Net worth of $ 3.1 million, and average assets of 1.4 million U.S. dollars. This survey of the affluent market has a maximum margin of error of five percentage points 95% confidence level.

These surveys track how well-off consumers to assess the current business situation and their 12-month outlook for the economy, the stock market, personal incomes of households and their spending plans for individual products and services, major appliances, home computers, furniture / Furnishings, home entertainment equipment, casual and upscale dining, entertainment, recreation, domestic and international travel include, designer and non designer Clothing, collectibles, fine jewelry, and political and charitable contributions.

About the Author

The American Affluence Research Center, led by AARC President Ron Kurtz, provides marketing research and mailing lists of affluent consumers to prominent companies targeting the affluent market, commonly referred to as The Luxury Market. AARC is an independent, private research organization dedicated to providing reliable marketing information about the values, lifestyles, attitudes,investments, and purchasing behavior of the most affluent segments of the U.S. population through both custom and multi-client surveys.

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