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: RetailTech: AI in Digital Commerce—GenAI Supercharges Retail to Provide a Seamless Shopping JourneyThree Data Points We’re Watching This Week, Week 18: What US Consumers Think About Tariffs—UpdateWeekly UK Store Openings and Closures Tracker 2025, Week 35: Marks & Spencer and New Look To Close StoresAgentic Commerce: How Retailers Can Make Their Products Discoverable and Shoppable for 800 Million ChatGPT Users