buying power

Example Sentences

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Still, Saunders noted, retailers might come to regret those increases as other costs increasingly eat into consumers’ buying power.

From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026

That income in 1963 had the buying power of $4.3 million today.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

If prices rise sharply, then the buying power of those savings is diminished, especially if the interest received on those savings is poor.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

But economists often compare the size of economies using present-day dollars because the greenback is the currency of international trade and a measure of actual buying power globally.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Their buying power fuels the booming market for Christian books, music, and films.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times