Consumer Spending Up 0.8 Percent in July
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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 was flat in August even though incomes rose, the Commerce Department reported yesterday, providing more mixed signals about the economy's recent strength.
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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 sentiment climbed far more than expected in early July due to a surging stock market and reluctant acceptance of high gasoline prices, a survey showed on Friday.
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U.S. consumers spent heartily in  July on goods ranging from cars to electronics as sales at  retail stores rose a greater-than-expected 1.4 percent, a  government report on Friday showed.
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U.S. consumer spending rose a  sharper-than-expected 0.7 percent in October, but rising food  and energy prices ate up much of that gain, a government report  showed on Wednesday.
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U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report showing inflation pressures largely in check.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers kept charging at a rapid pace on their credit cards in July although their overall borrowing slowed a bit.
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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.
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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 - Consumers, who substantially slowed down their spending in late summer, roared back to life in September, boosting their purchases by 0.6 percent.
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U.S. consumer prices dropped in July for the first time in eight months as a sharp run up in energy costs reversed, the government said on Tuesday in a report showing underlying inflation pressures largely in check.
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Consumers continued to spend at a  stronger-than-expected pace in August as lower gasoline prices  helped spur spending in other areas, pushing up retail sales by  an unexpected 0.2 percent, a government report showed on  Thursday.
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Spending by US consumers rose in November, suggesting shoppers will continue to boost economic growth this quarter. The 0.2 percent gain in personal expenditures on goods and services
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Shoppers got back in the buying mood in July, propelling sales at the nation's retailers up by 1.4 percent, the most in six months.
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Spending by Americans shopping online  during this year's holiday season rose 24 percent to $8.8  billion, with sharp gains in purchases of clothing and  entertainment, Web company VeriSign Inc. VRSN.O said on  Thursday.
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WASHINGTON - The Labor Department reports on consumer prices for July at 8:30 a.m. EDT this morning...