This is part of the post-holiday sales fallout. Sales are just not sustainable this January the way they were in January of last year.
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Warm weather and a post-December rebound in new activity will likely boost construction payrolls. Retail employment should also enjoy a post-holiday boost.
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These data suggest the post-holiday labor market will remain relatively soft -- probably delivering a little less than 200,000 new jobs a month on average.
While the price of gas didn't have an impact on the holiday season, mostly since prices at the pump came down, this is not to say higher heating costs won't affect post-holiday spending.
Consumers continued to spend right up to Christmas. Considering the post-holiday sales over the next few weeks and consumers' eagerness to purchase items they may not have received during the holidays, we expect that spending in the final days of 2004 will continue to rise.
Retailers continue to report good sales momentum in the post-holiday period, bolstered by gift card redemptions.
There's no better time than the post-holiday period, because you may not want to do this big, planned thing, but you're realizing, 'Gosh, I'm feeling a little burnt out. Wouldn't it be nice to just get away'.
Spending should remain strong in the days following the holidays as consumers look for post-holiday sales, and begin using their gift cards.
Our third quarter typically reflects a post-holiday seasonal decline in revenues. Although bookings picked up in October and November, it is too early to tell whether that momentum will carry over enough to offset the normal seasonal pattern.
As usual, activity in the post-holiday season market is more moderate than during the peak spring months . . . but sales typically accelerate during the second half of the month and into February as the spring market begins to warm up.