U.S. Holiday Spending Expected to Rise
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A rosier economic outlook will boost U.S. holiday spending by up to 5 percent this year despite a firm resolution by many consumers to spend less, a consumer group said on Monday.
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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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Almost a third of Americans plan to spend less on the holidays this year, mainly because they need to use their money for daily expenses, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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A report from market research firm comScore pegs the amount of&#160;online spending this holiday season&#160;at nearly $28 billion, a 19 percent gain over the same period last year.
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U.S. consumer Web spending rose 30 percent on the Monday after Thanksgiving, which is traditionally seen as the start of the online holiday shopping season, comScore Networks said on Wednesday.
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Online holiday spending, excluding travel and auctions, was &#36;8.41 billion between Nov. 1 through Dec. 5, up 23 percent from the year-ago period and on track to meet estimates, comScore Networks said Friday.
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U.S. consumers spent more than expected in January and manufacturing unexpectedly rose in February, according to reports on Thursday that suggested the economy was poised to grow even as inflation remained a risk.
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Online spending for the holiday season remains robust, but free shipping upgrades and other offers are expected to extend the season later this year than last year, according to the latest report from comScore Networks Inc., an Internet research company.
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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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Online merchants are poised to record a much bigger rise in holiday sales than their offline counterparts. Broadband expansion, more luxury gift sales and a rise in late shoppers help the bottom line. By Joanna Glasner.
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As the all-important holiday shopping season moved into its final frenzy, US consumer sentiment rose more than expected, according to a report Thursday.
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US consumer spending picks up again, official figures show, but retailers are still  concerned about Christmas spending.
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US consumers kept a closer eye on their wallets as they moved into the holiday shopping season, boosting their spending by a modest 0.2 per cent in November.
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With Wall Street in the final stretch of the year and the Dow Jones industrial average in record territory, investors expect next week to bring in even more holiday cheer.
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The number of Americans driving and flying over the Memorial Day holiday weekend is expected to rise only slightly this year as consumers respond to the rising cost of airfares, hotel rooms and motor fuel, according to travel agency AAA.
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Last-minute Christmas shoppers helped lift this month&#39;s retail sales, but some analysts still are concerned that Americans didn&#39;t spend enough to give chain stores the boost they had requested from Santa.
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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.