Consumers Keep Spending, Latest Data Show
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U.S. consumers shrugged off record  oil prices to lift spending at the start of the fourth quarter,  data on Friday showed, in an upbeat sign for growth that may  signal another Federal Reserve rate hike in December.
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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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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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Probing the depths of spending psychology.
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WASHINGTON -- Consumers boosted their spending in May as their incomes grew solidly, an encouraging sign that high gasoline prices haven't killed people's appetite to buy. Inflation moderated.
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Yet questions still linger about how strong consumer spending will be in the months ahead.
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NEW YORK Sept. 12, 2004 - Investors will be looking to consumer spending in the coming week on Wall Street, as the government releases figures on consumer prices and retail sales and major retailers release earnings reports.
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UK consumers are still borrowing more money than citizens of any other European country, a report says.
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Spending by Americans shopping online during this year&#39;s holiday season rose 24 percent to $8.8 billion, with sharp gains in purchases of clothing and entertainment, Web company VeriSign Inc.
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The labor market is holding steady, businesses are rebuilding inventories and the consumer is still spending, all signs pointing to stronger economic growth in the latter part of this year.
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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 a strong 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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Consumer spending in the US rises by its largest amount in three-and-a-half years in November, figures show.
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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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US consumers delivered good news to the economy on Thursday, as data for July showed spending on goods and services was growing more quickly than at any time this year.
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Focus on consumers' everyday needs.
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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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Consumers&#39; assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.