US shoppers spent more on consumer electronics and jewellery during November, but less on clothing and luxury goods, according to spending estimates based upon credit and debit card receipts from MasterCard Advisors.
The overall picture for demand was “mixed”, according to the monthly SpendingPulse report from the professional services arm of MasterCard Worldwide.
The data underlined the continued strong demand for must-have new devices, such as smartphones and netbooks, with estimated consumer electronics sales up 6.6 per cent compared with falls last year of about 20 per cent. The sector saw growth of 2.8 per cent in October and 5.8 per cent in September.
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