Chips up, rent down, and are people really skimping on holiday gifts?

<p dir="ltr">It’s … Indicators of the Week! Our weekly look at some of the most fascinating economic numbers from the news. <p dir="ltr">On today’s episode: A big goshDRAM memory problem, a holiday spending mystery, and apartment rental prices … decline?! <p dir="ltr"><strong>Related episodes: <br></strong><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1197964634/cpi-inflation-rental-market-matthew-mcconaughey"target="_blank" >The highs and lows of US rents</a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/10/12/1197955810/the-indicator-from-planet-money-consumer-sentiment-survey"target="_blank" >Taking the temperature of the US consumer</a> <br><a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/12/11/945606413/we-buy-a-lot-of-christmas-trees"target="_blank" >We Buy A Lot Of Christmas Trees</a><p dir="ltr"><em>For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. Fact-checking by Corey ...