--- description: Consumer spending normally jumps after Memorial Day weekend, but this year's spike suggests something bigger than a sudden demand for hot dogs title: Gallup: Consumer Spending Hit 6-Year High in May image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc291c0b451614843/698695d4cd684824d609507b/183274595.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [World](/section/world/) ## World Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Economy](/tag/economy/) ## Economy Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Americans Splashing The Cash At 2008 Levels, Survey Finds  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 2, 2014 3:47 PM CUT  Checkout CheckoutTom Hahn—Getty Images  by [Dan Kedmey](/author/dan-kedmey/)  ## Dan Kedmey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 2, 2014 3:47 PM CUT American consumer spending hit a six-year high in May, according to survey results [released](http://www.gallup.com/poll/170816/consumer-spending-hits-six-year-high.aspx "undefined") by Gallup on Monday. Americans reported spending $98 a day, spiking $10 above the April average and climbing higher than any other point since May of 2008.  Gallup noted that spending was buoyed, in part, by a surge of Memorial Day weekend shopping. Past surveys have typically registered $3 to $6 jumps, but this year, with spending jumping by $10, the results suggest something deeper is stirring in the economy, other than a sudden demand for hot dogs. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2809142/gallup-consumer-spending-survey/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2809142/gallup-consumer-spending-survey/"},"headline":"Americans Splashing The Cash At 2008 Levels, Survey Finds","datePublished":"2014-06-02T15:47:36.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:08:19.629Z","description":"Gallup survey says consumer spending hit a six-year high in May, a significant $10-a-day increase on the month before","url":"https://time.com/2809142/gallup-consumer-spending-survey/","keywords":["Economy","Recession","Recovery","Gallup","consumer spending"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc291c0b451614843/698695d4cd684824d609507b/183274595.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Kedmey","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/dan-kedmey/"}],"articleSection":"World","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc291c0b451614843/698695d4cd684824d609507b/183274595.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"183274595","caption":"183274595","creditText":"Tom Hahn—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/world/","name":"World"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/economy/","name":"Economy"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/2809142/gallup-consumer-spending-survey/","name":"Americans Splashing The Cash At 2008 Levels, Survey Finds"}}]}] ```