Today, the 12bet官方 研究所 released its Local Consumer Commerce Index (LCCI)于2016年6月生效, which showed that 14 of the 15 major US cities measured saw positive growth, with 休斯顿 being the exception. Atlanta experienced the fastest growth of all cities studied at 4.同比增长7%. Overall consumer spending growth rebounded significantly to 1.6月份为7%，此前为-3.5 percent growth in May 2016. The majority of the growth occurred at small 企业, which contributed 1.6月份为4%.

This report provides a timely view of how the following cities and surrounding metro areas are faring economically both individually and in aggregate: Atlanta, 芝加哥, 哥伦布, 达拉斯, 丹佛, 底特律, 休斯顿, 迈阿密, 洛杉矶, 纽约, 凤凰城, 波特兰(或), 圣地亚哥, 旧金山和西雅图. By looking at actual financial transactions, LCCI提供了一个持续的, dynamic view of the health and vibrancy of the US consumer and the places where 企业 operate.

“Consumer spending growth has risen again after a significant decline in May,” said Diana Farrell, President and CEO of the 12bet官方 研究所. “Small 企业 are the highlight of June’s growth, which is notable given their positive impact on local economies and employment.”

The key highlights from the latest Index include:

• Consumers continued to reduce expenditures on fuel and selected durables, but those reductions were more than offset by growth in nondurable spending (e.g. food, clothing, and spending at wholesale clubs).
• 2016年6月, 纽约 grew the fastest of all large cities (which also includes 洛杉矶, 芝加哥, 达拉斯和休斯顿), with year-over-year growth at 2.2%.
• Local spending in June 2016 increased by 4.亚特兰大7%, maintaining its position as the fastest growing city of all cities in the sample.
• 2016年6月, local consumer commerce in the 哥伦布 metro area grew by 3.9 percent relative to June 2015. It grew the fastest of all small cities, which is a significant pivot from experiencing the largest contraction of the group in May.

The LCCI offers unique advantages over existing measures of consumer spending:

• The LCCI captures actual transactions, instead of self-reported measures of how consumers think they spend.
• The LCCI provides timely data on spending in 15 major metropolitan areas; such geographic 粒度 is unavailable in most other spending measures. These 15 cities mirror the geographic and economic 多样性 of larger metropolitan areas in the US and account for 32% of retail sales nationwide.
• It also presents a more granular view of local consumer commerce through five important lenses: consumer age, 消费者收入, 业务规模, 产品类型, and consumer residence relative to the location of the business. For each lens, we show how different segments contributed to year-over-year spending growth.
• The LCCI captures economic activity in sectors that previously have not been well understood by other data sources. These include sectors such as food trucks, new merchants, and personal services. 
  

Each release of the LCCI describes the economic picture of local communities and provides a powerful tool for city development officials, 企业, 投资者, and statistical agencies to better understand the everyday economic health of consumers, 企业, and the places they care about.