Bank of America

Bank Charlotte, North Carolina Founded 1904 www.bankofamerica.com

One of the largest U.S. consumer banks, which gives it a real-time view of household spending through its card and deposit data. The Bank of America Institute turns that data into free monthly reports that economists and investors watch alongside official statistics.

What they publish

Bank of America Institute Consumer Checkpoint

A monthly read on U.S. consumer spending and household finances built from Bank of America's own card and deposit data. It comes out before most official data and is free on the web.

Research Foundational Monthly, with a monthly employment report and Business Checkpoint