Taylor Swift Tickets, Paris Trips and Dining Out: Consumers Splurge Even as Savings Fall

  • Shoppers are prioritizing spending on experiences over goods
  • Companies selling merchandise are retrenching as demand wanes
Customers shop and dine on a busy street in Baden-Baden, Germany. US travel overseas has surged this year.Source: Bloomberg
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A group of US consumers has surprised companies and economists by splurging on Taylor Swift concerts, trips to Paris and dining out — even as their savings decline.

Call them the YOLO consumers.