AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoVehicle Costs: U.S. new-car prices reached a record $51,109 in October, up 2.1% year over year; loan rates above 7% add to buyers’ strain. Spending: New Zealand retail card spending fell 0.7% in October. Fuel was the lone retail category to rise, up 4.8%, while spending on durables and hospitality dropped. Beauty: U.S. beauty sales grew through September, with mass-market sales up 7% to $57.4 billion and prestige sales up 5% to $25.5 billion as shoppers balanced value and indulgence. Smartphones: Rising memory costs may push more budget phones to use refurbished chips: their share of shipments could reach 7–9% in 2027, though reliability is harder to verify. Food Labels: A UK study found front-of-pack traffic-light labels identified fewer than half of processed and ultra-processed products classified as unhealthy under government guidance. Consumer Rights: A Mumbai commission ordered a renovation firm to refund more than 71.6 lakh rupees after finding incomplete, substandard work and serious safety risks. Online Protections: The EU is proposing rules to curb online dark patterns and let users switch off addictive features.
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