支出上升是因为价格在攀升，美国人购买更多商品，尽管对通胀长期感到沮丧。佛罗里达州圣彼得堡Casita Taqueria今年夏天的周五人群。
Spending is rising because prices are climbing and Americans are buying more stuff, despite long-running frustrations over inflation A Friday crowd this summer at Casita Taqueria in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Dirk Shadd Tampa Bay Times ZUMA Press 芝加哥——上周芝加哥Bar Roma的欢乐时光热闹非凡，当地人涌入享用10美元鸡尾酒和11美元烤面包。Kathleen Harper和丈夫通常会分享几份开胃菜，但今晚他们大方地点了50美元的品尝菜单。
Dirk Shadd Tampa Bay Times ZUMA Press CHICAGO—Happy hour at Chicago’s Bar Roma was buzzing this past week as locals poured in for $10 cocktails and $11 bruschetta. Kathleen Harper and her husband would normally share a few appetizers, but tonight they were splurging on the $50 tasting menu.
“经过漫长的一天——我在家工作——我喜欢走出家门，”销售反欺诈服务的Harper说。“生意不错，”她补充道，“因为不幸的是欺诈案件在增加。”她担心整体经济健康状况以及汽油和食品杂货价格上涨，但感到足够安心以享受划算的欢乐时光。
“After a long day—I work from home—I like to just get out of the house,” said Harper, who sells fraud-protection services. “Business has been good,” she added, “because fraud, unfortunately, is up.”She worries about the overall health of the economy and rising prices for gas and groceries, but feels secure enough to enjoy a good happy-hour deal.
经济中此类决策显示美国的消费欲望正在扩大。美国人在食品、旅行、沙发、万圣节装饰以及几乎所有他们想要或需要的东西上花费更多——克服通胀和他们自己对经济的悲观情绪。
Decisions like that across the economy show America’s appetite for consumption is expanding. Americans are spending more on food, travel, couches, Halloween decor and most anything else they want or need—pushing through inflation and their own gloomy feelings about the economy.
商务部报告称，截至8月的12个月内，美国家庭支出金额增长6.1%，高于去年底4.3%的年增长率。上周修正后的2026年第二季度经济增长数据（最新可用数据）上调，得益于消费支出和企业投资。
The dollar amount spent by U.S. households rose by 6.1% in the 12 months through August, up from annual growth of 4.3% at the end of last year, the Commerce Department reported. Economic growth for the second quarter of 2026, the most recent data available, was revised upward this past week, fueled by consumer spending and business investment.