Free Data GraphicCoresight Bites: US Apparel Spending Declines Deepen Coresight Research February 10, 2021 The Coresight Research US Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker provides a monthly update on the trajectory of consumer spending on beauty, clothing and footwear. The data are sourced from the US Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). Consumer spending on clothing and footwear saw a deep year-over-year decline of in December 2020. The trend may reflect early shopping ahead of the final holiday peak and renewed stay-at-home orders that were issued in early December in the US. Click the image to read more about the topic. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: Analyst Corner: Can Technology Adoption Decelerate the Store Closure Trend? Three Recommendations from Manik BhatiaWeekly US Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 22: Store Closures Up by 57%Innovator Profile: Sotira—Managing Reverse Logistics and Offloading Surplus Inventory with AIWeekly US and UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 11: US Store Openings Gain Momentum—Updates from BJ’s, Dick’s, Macy’s and More