MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Purchasing Resilience




MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Purchasing Resilience Scores

The MasterCard Worldwide Index of Consumer Purchasing Resilience measures the resilience of the planned expenditure categories of consumers to spending cutbacks. The Index is derived from the following data - the categories of goods and services that consumers would spend on in the coming six months, how important each of these categories is to consumers and if they would cut back on their discretionary spending over the next six months. The scoring ranges from 0 (not resilient to spending cutback) to 100 (most resilient to spending cutbacks). See Table.

2009 H2 Highlights

Spending on fitness and wellness is the most resilient in Asia/Pacific, with an Index score of 76. This is followed by spending on dining and entertainment (Index score: 66) and fashion and accessories (Index score: 62).

Private tuition and extra curriculum activities for one's children is the most resilient spend category in the Middle East, with an Index score of 92. This is followed by spending on buying or updating/renovating one?s home (Index score: 87) and fashion and accessories (Index score: 83)

Private tuition and extra curriculum activities for one's children is the most resilient spend category in Africa, with an Index score of 91. This is followed by spending on buying or updating/renovating one's home (Index score: 88) and fashion and accessories (Index score: 73)