Consumer Spending Up Modestly in Nov.
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Consumers kept a closer eye on their wallets as they moved into the holiday shopping season, boosting their spending by a modest 0.2 percent in November.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumer spending rose in December by the most in five months, helping the economy weather a slump in manufacturing that extended into 2007.
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Online consumers in the United  States spent $8.8 billion, excluding travel purchases, in  November, a 19 percent jump over the $7.4 billion spent online  a year earlier, a report released on Monday said.
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NEW YORK -- The nation's consumers grew slightly more confident in December despite underlying concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
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U.S. consumer sentiment brightened slightly in November, helped by cheaper gasoline and a better jobs outlook, a survey released on Wednesday showed.
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Core U.S. consumer prices rose a  moderate 0.2 percent last month, as expected, but  inflation-adjusted spending advanced just 0.1 percent as high  energy prices ate into disposable income, a government report  showed on Friday.
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U.S. personal spending jumped a much bigger-than-expected 1.1 percent in November, the sharpest rise in more than two years, while prices rose, a Commerce Department report showed on Friday.
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Consumer spending rose at the fastest rate in more than two years in November and prices also climbed sharply, according to a government report on Friday that showed the economy on firmer ground than many had believed.
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Retail sales in the United States increased by a modest 0.1 percent in November following a revised gain of 0.8 percent in October, the Commerce Department reported on Monday.
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U.S. consumer spending edged up a  slim 0.2 percent in November, much weaker than October's robust  0.8 percent jump as purchases of new cars dropped sharply, a  government report on Thursday showed.
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Sears showed a relatively nice boost in its November comps.
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U.S. consumer prices rose modestly  in November as a surge in energy costs a month earlier  moderated, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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Consumers increased their borrowing at a more modest pace in December as credit card debt increased at the slowest rate in nine months.
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U.S. consumer prices held steady in November, confounding expectations of a small rise, as energy and vehicle costs dropped, according to a government report on Friday that eased inflation worries.
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U.S. consumer spending rose a  sharper-than-expected 0.7 percent in October, showing the  economy off to a solid fourth-quarter start despite a step-up  in inflation, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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U.S. consumer prices rose modestly in November as energy costs that had shot up a month earlier and fanned inflation fears posted only a small gain last month, the Labor Department said on Friday.
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U.S. incomes and spending rose in  October, providing the means for consumers to keep spending as  the holiday shopping season approached, while core consumer  prices rose modestly, the government reported on Thursday.