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      There’s no going back to “normal.” Tariffs. AI and automation. Shrinking labor pools. These are not temporary disruptions requiring a little fortitude or a mild course correction. They are signs and symptoms of a 180-degree pivot in the operating environment for businesses and economies.

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      Since 2017 we have partnered with Dynata to survey consumers on their personal spending, saving, and use-of-debt plans.  This look at consumers’ near-term expected behaviors provides business leaders with an invaluable differentiated data point that augments other consumer sentiment surveys to help companies predict how consumers will behave in the near to medium term. 

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