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Travel trends 2025: Purpose-driven journeys
From yoga mats to stadium seats, discover the passions and trends fueling the travel economy.
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Did you know? Circular fashion is sustainably on trend
Did you know? Circular fashion is “sew” sustainably on trend. Shoppers of all generations across the U.S. are enthusiastically turning to pre-owned, upcycled apparel and accessories.
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Did you know? Inbound tourism has contributed more than half of Japan’s economic growth
How much has inbound tourism contributed to Japan’s economic growth? What are the latest trends in tourist behavior and in the industry?
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The AI economy: Transforming the shopping experience
AI and GenAI are transforming the global economy and retail by enhancing personalization, supply chain management, and customer engagement, while reducing labor-intensive tasks.
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Did you know? Consumers are prioritizing the ultimate luxury: Wellness
Luxury consumers are shifting to experiences around the world, prioritizing specific activities depending on the season and country.
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Women, wealth, and wallet share: Redefining the global economy
Women are driving global economic growth through higher workforce participation, entrepreneurship, and financial independence, reshaping consumer trends and transforming industries worldwide.
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The sentiment-spend nexus: What spend patterns tell us about consumer sentiment in Thailand
Explore how consumer sentiment impacts spending in Thailand, using Mastercard data to reveal trends in discretionary vs. essentials and premium vs. budget spending.
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Economic outlook 2025
Explore the Mastercard Economics Institute's 2025 Outlook on global economic shifts, regional variations and risks from fiscal and monetary policy changes.
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MASTERCARD ECONOMICS INSTITUTE MISSION
IN SUPPORT OF MASTERCARD'S EFFORTS
WHY WE ARE UNIQUE:
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Our edge as part of one of the world's largest and most dynamic technology companies in the payments space, sitting at the center of commerce for more than 50 years
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Proprietary economic insights and near real-time measures like SpendingPulse™ drawn from aggregated and anonymized sales activity across Mastercard's global network, and proven external data sources
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Comprehensive in-house expertise , with a hand-picked team of economists, data scientists, visual artists, storytellers, and others from across the public and private sectors
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Future-forward approach that melds hands-on, expert analysis with machine learning algorithms for deep, meaningful, and intuitive reporting
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Stunning visualizations and interactive reports that allow users to customize their own pathways and derive hyper-relevant information to address their needs
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Seamless connection to services such as Test & Learn® that allow clients to test the true impact of their ideas, moving from insights to action with certainty
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