Inflation and recession fears are squeezing some industries more than others

  • Shoppers are feeling the pressure as inflation pushes up prices for gas, groceries and a range of other goods and services.
  • Airlines, movie theaters and specialty retailers are among the businesses that so far say they’ve been shielded from a slowing economy.
  • Other companies like McDonald’s are seeing signs that consumer demand is weakening.

People still appear willing to shell out to travel, go to the movies and have a drink or two, even as surging prices and fears of a recession have them pulling back in other areas.

How people spend their money is shifting as the economy slows and inflation pushes prices higher everywhere including gas stations, grocery stores and luxury retail shops. The housing market, for example, is already feeling the pinch. Other industries have long been considered recession proof and may even be enjoying a bump as people start going out again after hunkering down during the pandemic.

Still, shoppers everywhere are feeling pressured. In May, an inflation metric that tracks prices on a wide range of goods and services jumped 8.6% from a year ago, the biggest jump since 1981Consumers’ optimism about their finances and the overall economy sentiment fell to 50.2% in June, its lowest recorded level, according to the University of Michigan’s monthly index.

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