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CONSUMER behavior; CONSUMER price indexes; CONSUMPTION (Economics); COVID-19 pandemic; ECONOMIC research; CONSUMER confidence

The article focuses on consumer expenditures data confirms what many thought about the impact of the global pandemic on shoppers' spending habits namely, that people has prepared more meals at home, sought permissible indulgence and escapism, and tried to improve their everyday surroundings. Topics include the scales shifting a bit amid a return to mostly normal lifestyles, and the consumers are likewise changing some of their spending habits.