Consumer Spending Jumps in July
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers boosted their spending in July by the largest amount in six months, offering hope that the current economic slowdown may not be as severe as some had feared.
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US consumer spending rebounded sharply July, government data showed on Monday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the US economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.
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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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Construction spending sprang back to life in July, rising to the highest level on record, the government reported Wednesday.
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U.S. consumer spending rebounded  sharply in July, the government said on Monday, erasing the  disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the U.S.  economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.
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WASHINGTON Aug. 30, 2004 - After taking a rest in June, the nation&#39;s consumers were full of energy last month, boosting their spending by a strong 0.8 percent, a hopeful sign the economy may be emerging from a summer funk.
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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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Consumer spending climbed 0.6% in September, in line with expectations, as shoppers splashed out after showing restraint the month before, government data showed Monday.
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Factory orders for costly manufactured goods in July recorded the biggest gain in four months. New-homes sales, meanwhile, slid, according to a pair of reports that offered a mixed picture of economic activity.
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French consumer spending is stronger than expected in July and August, official figures show.
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Consumers increased their spending in July by the largest amount in six months and the back-to-school shopping season got off to a strong start in August, boosting hopes that the economy will not stumble into a recession this year.
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Consumer spending in the US rises by its largest amount in three-and-a-half years in November, figures show.
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After months of being buffeted by higher energy costs, consumer prices posted a rare decline in July while output at U.S. factories and construction of new homes and apartments rebounded from their June swoon.
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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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WASHINGTON - After taking a rest in June, the nation's consumers were full of energy last month, boosting their spending by 0.8 percent, a hopeful sign the economy may be emerging from a summer funk.    The over-the-month increase in consumer spending, reported by the Commerce Department on Monday, marked a turnaround from the 0.2 percent decline registered in June, when high energy prices and a sluggish job market made for more cautious buyers...
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WASHINGTON: United States consumer spending rebounded sharply in July, government data showed yesterday, erasing the disappointment of June and bolstering hopes that the US economy has recovered from its recent soft spot.
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America's factories saw orders for costly manufactured goods in July post the biggest gain in four months, an encouraging sign that the economy is emerging from an early summer funk.