This report includes household-level consumer insights, such as:
- Home improvement projects & expenses (past 12 months)
- Planned home improvement projects (next 12 months)
- Carpet/flooring purchases (past 12 months): retailers visited
- Consumer electronics purchases (past 12 months): retailers visited
- Hardware/paint/lawn/garden purchases (past 12 months): retailers visited
- Large appliance purchases (past 12 months): retailers visited
- Household item expenses (past 12 months)
Report details:
- Industry specific information-driven dataset
- Age groups included: General Population, 18-34, 35-54, 55+
- Time Period: July 2023 – October 2024
- Format: .xlsx
Designated Market Area (DMA) Definitions
- Northeast DMAs include: 1) Baltimore, 2) Boston, 3) Buffalo, 4) Hartford & New Haven, 5) New York, 6) Philadelphia, 7) Pittsburgh, 8) Providence & New Bedford, 9) Rochester, 10) Washington D.C.
- Southeast DMAs include: 1) Atlanta, 2) Birmingham, 3) Jacksonville, 4) Louisville, 5) Miami & Ft. Lauderdale, 6) Nashville, 7) New Orleans, 8) Norfolk & Portsmouth & Newport News, 9) Orlando & Daytona Beach & Melbourne, 10) Raleigh & Durham.
- Midwest DMAs include: 1) Chicago, 2) Cincinnati, 3) Cleveland & Akron, 4) Columbus, 5) Detroit, 6) Indianapolis, 7) Kansas City, 8) Milwaukee, 9) Minneapolis & St. Paul, 10) St. Louis .
- Southwest DMAs include: 1) Albuquerque & Santa Fe, 2) Austin, 3) Dallas & Fort Worth, 4) El Paso, 5) Houston, 6) Oklahoma City, 7) Phoenix, 8) San Antonio, 9) Tucson, 10) Tulsa.
- West DMAs include: 1) Denver, 2) Fresno & Visalia, 3) Honolulu, 4) Las Vegas, 5) Los Angeles, 6) Portland, 7) Sacramento & Stockton & Modesto, 8) Salt Lake City, 9) San Francisco & Oakland & San Jose, 10) Seattle & Tacoma.
- Major U.S. City DMAs include: 1) Boston, 2) Chicago, 3) Dallas & Fort Worth, 4) Houston, 5) Los Angeles, 6) New York, 7) Philadelphia, 8) Phoenix, 9) San Francisco & Oakland & San Jose, 10) Washington D.C.
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