August consumer spending up, prices tame
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Consumers boosted their spending at  the strongest rate in four months during August and core  consumer prices posted their smallest year-on-year rise in  3-1/2 years, the Commerce Department reported on Friday.
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U.S. consumer spending slipped in   August but falling gasoline prices lifted shoppers' moods by   September and Midwest factory activity picked up as well,   according to data on Friday that suggested the economy was   still chugging along.
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Consumer prices barely budged in August, suggesting that inflation is not currently a problem for the economy and that Federal Reserve policy makers can stick
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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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U.S. consumer prices barely budged  in August and activity at mid-Atlantic factories slumped this  month, according to reports on Thursday seen as boosting  chances of a pause later this year in the Federal Reserve's  drive to raise interest rates.
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Consumer prices rose slightly in August, easing fears that inflation, which surged earlier this year, would rapidly pick up steam.
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The rate of inflation rose in August for the fourth successive month as this year&#39;s series of interest rate rises drove up the cost of buying a house.
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U.S. claims for jobless benefits  jumped last week, while consumer spending was unexpectedly flat  in August as shoppers closed their wallets after splashing out  the previous month, the government said on Thursday.
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Overall U.S. consumer prices and  costs excluding food and energy both rose 0.2 percent in  August, right in line with market expectations, according to a  Labor Department report on Friday that may help reassure the  Federal Reserve that inflation pressures are continuing to  ease.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers battered by weak income growth and rising inflation cut their spending in August. But analysts said a consumer confidence rebound in September should limit damage to the economy.
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Shoppers spent more freely in July as consumer spending rose slightly, though tepid growth in personal income raised concern about whether the trend will continue.
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Inflation at the consumer level rose by a larger-than-expected amount last month as falling energy prices only partially offset big increases in the cost of medical care, food, and airline tickets.
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Consumer spending rose slightly in July, though tepid growth in personal income raised concern about whether the trend will continue.
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U.S. incomes rose at a slower rate in August, and spending slowed, the Commerce Department said.
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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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Rising food costs helped push prices up for a second straight month, more than offsetting a moderation in energy price increases as inflation showed signs of gaining steam.
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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...