Consumer credit rises $6.44 bln in January
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U.S. consumer credit rose $6.44  billion in January as growth in closed-end consumer loans for  cars, holidays and other big-ticket items outstripped slower  growth in credit card usage, a Federal Reserve report showed on  Wednesday.
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U.S. consumer sentiment rose in January to its highest in two years on favorable expectations for the U.S. economy and for higher wage gains, a survey showed on Friday.
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U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical costs jumped, according to a Labor Department report on Wednesday that revived worries of inflation.
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Americans increased their borrowing in June at a much faster pace than expected, with the rise led by higher credit card debt.
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Wall Street resumed its year-end rally today, bolstered by a new report which showed consumer confidence had jumped sharply in recent weeks.
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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the second month in a row in January, hinting that the economy would continue to grow in the first half of 2005, a private research group reported Tuesday.
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Consumers increased their borrowing in December at the slowest pace in eight months, additional evidence that economic activity was slowing significantly at the end of last year. For all of 2007, consumer credit rose at the fastest clip in three years.
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The Reserve Bank has raised the Official Cash Rate by a further 25 basis points, to 6.5 percent. It&#39;s the sixth rate rise this year, and matches market anticipations.
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DETROIT  -Consumer incentives offered on new cars  rose nearly 2 percent in May from a month earlier in the U.S.  market, according to a report released on Friday.
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Sales at retailers rose 0.3 percent  in January, which was an unexpected pickup that partly  reflected stronger sales of new cars and gasoline, according to  a Commerce Department report on Wednesday.
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Construction of new homes and apartments rose 4.7 percent in January to the highest level in over two decades as low mortgage rates continued to power the nation's housing industry.
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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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Post-holiday clearance sales and gift-card redemptions boosted January sales at major U.S. retailers, but the harsh winter weather that hit the Northeast and Midwest late in the month capped consumers' spending.
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Surging energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices up by a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent last month, the biggest jump since May, a government report showed on Wednesday.
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U.S. consumer prices rose more than expected in January despite a dip in energy prices, as medical costs jumped, a Labor Department report showed on Wednesday.
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Surging energy costs drove up U.S.  consumer prices a hefty and larger-than-expected 0.6 percent  last month, while industrial output grew strongly after  rebounding from hurricanes and housing starts leapt, government  reports showed on Wednesday.
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Americans reached for their credit  cards with gusto in May after an April lull, sending overall  U.S. consumer borrowing up by $12.90 billion -- more than twice  the forecast rise, a Federal Reserve Board report showed on  Monday.