The savings rate is continuing to increase, so people have money to spend and are choosing not to [1].
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.ht...
http://www.bea.gov/newsreleases/national/pi/pinewsrelease.ht...
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/get-there/wp/2016/03/29/...