It’s hard to realize how much we as a country spend in an hour, or even by the second. To help us get a visual representation of just what Americans are doing with their hard earned money, CouponBox.com created a visual that tracks US consumption in real time. You can watch Americans eat, play and shop by the second.
When you arrive on the page, the graphic begins counting. The graphic, while broken into sections, includes several big names. American spending at big brands like Macy’s, Walmart, Best Buy, Dunkin Donuts, and Starbucks are all tracked as well as general products including books, the lottery, video games, bars, nightclubs and baby food.
In just 25 minutes, you can see that Americans have spent over $5 million at Walmart, $1 million on gas and downloaded more than 2 million apps. But before you lose hope in our spending habits, you’ll notice that Americans are also donating large amounts. In 25 minutes, over $5 million have been donated across the states.
So yes, we play a lot, shop a lot, and eat a lot, but we also think of others a lot.
Of all the categories, it’s no surprise that credit card spending dollars increase at a faster rate than all the others. We definitely love our credit cards over cash for the convenience and lack of loose change.
CouponBox.com gathered information from across the web in order to get the most accurate results. To view the sources used and to watch Americans consume, check out their graphic at http://www.couponbox.com/real-time-consumption/.
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