consumer spending

Friday's report from the Commerce Department shows consumer spending did not grow at all, while personal incomes rose slightly.

It could further depress China's falling growth rate just as Beijing is rolling out a multibillion-dollar plan to boost consumer spending.

The Federal Reserve's regional beige book survey found the economy continued to weaken as discounts failed to revive consumer spending.

And, he said, despite an easing of oil and gas prices, consumer spending is likely to be sluggish in the near term.

In January and February consumer spending suddenly appeared to stabilise, with retail sales up in both months.

Though analysts do not expect consumer spending to continue rising at such a brisk pace, they expect it to remain strong.

At this point consumer spending is only about 35 percent of G. D. P. , about half the level in the United States.

He said the data did not allow analysts to judge what was happening to consumer spending.

It's true that consumer spending creates economic activity. But it's not true that all that economic activity is in the United States.

Yet household savings remain high at over a quarter of income, which constrains how much faster consumer spending can grow.

Firms were keen to invest on the back of healthy profits, solid foreign demand and hopes of a pick-up in consumer spending.

The paper found that the main determinants of consumer spending appeared to be real income and wealth as captured by property prices.

Consumer spending has turned out to be stronger than had been feared, says David Bowers of Absolute Strategy Research.

He said consumer spending was particularly noteworthy since it has increased over the last six months.

The result of this self-restraint was that exports soared in real terms, whereas consumer spending barely budged (see chart).

He said the plan would lead to higher consumer spending and increased business investment this year.

The property sector is still in a slump, and domestic consumer spending isn't making up for the slowing of both these areas.

How much does housing wealth boost consumer spending?

The next leg is likely to see a spillover into areas of the market and the economy that historically respond to shifts in consumer spending.

None of these facts bode well for growth in the third quarter of this year, given that the economy is so dependent on consumer spending.

In contrast, companies that rely on consumer spending are likely to run into a very strong headwind.

The cheap credit ignited an explosion in consumer spending. For the next seven years the economy expanded at a strong annual rate of 4. 2%.

Media Markt may need China - where else can the company find consumer spending growing at 8 per cent a year?

Biden's trip may not have moved Beijing when it comes to currency, but it has at least helped spur a very local rise in consumer spending.

Higher consumer spending, therefore, requires not simply a lowering of the saving rate but a substantial boost in income growth as well.

Exports of goods and services enjoyed remarkable growth; fixed asset investment rose further and consumer spending continued to rise .

If (when) house prices fall and consumers wake up to the fact that they are not saving enough, consumer spending will weaken perceptibly .

The nation's retail, tourism, education and manufacturing industries are grappling with a strong dollar and weak consumer spending.

Ahead in London look for Swiss GDP, German retail sales and unemployment change, French consumer spending and EU CPI and unemployment rate.

Indeed any hope for recovery is going to have to come on the back of moderate increases in consumer spending.

Over time, consumer spending should also be supported by an improvement in labour market conditions.

Business investment took the lead, but in the fourth quarter real consumer spending was almost 2% higher than a year ago.

They even embrace the goal of stimulating consumer spending and are trying to do so.

Without a pick up in consumer spending, the macro environment is unlikely to recover.

'We are repeatedly told that consumer spending is all-important for the economy. '

But this time it was the industrial economy that went first, and consumer spending held up surprisingly well for most of this year.

In Europe, although wage restraint has kept costs down and employment up, especially in Germany, it has also kept consumer spending down.

Output of autos and steel and machine tools is ramping back up in response to increased corporate and consumer spending.

Retail, tourism, and medical services, which depend entirely on consumer spending, will probably be among the last to recover.

China's efforts are also stimulating consumer spending, and that helps manufacturers both at home and abroad, including in the U. S.

The lure of a growing middle class in emerging markets, particularly amid slower consumer spending in the U. S. , has been hard to ignore.

Understandable doubts remain about the durability of Germany's revival: consumer spending has so far failed to take off convincingly.

Dean Maki of Barclays Capital says that falling wealth tends to affect consumer spending over many years rather than right away.

The latest leg of the downturn appears to be broad-based, as the credit drought cramps consumer spending, business investment and exports.

Consumer spending was flat in Q1, the first time it had not registered growth in 2 years.

Once upon a time housing and consumer spending were tied to the performance of the stock market.

A freeze in consumer spending, abysmal same-store sales, and a swath of retail bankruptcies have taken a serious toll on your local mall.

Yet Americans are driving fewer miles from a year earlier, and consumer spending remains weak.

But if consumer spending is already rising strongly in Asia, there is little pent-up demand ready to explode.

In Beijing, the leadership has formally recognized since at least 2007 that it needs to boost consumer spending to sustain growth.

Equally worrying is the fragile state of consumer spending, a drag on the economy ever since the credit crunch began last summer.

Consumer spending : In the years leading up to the latest recession, households clearly overspent.

Indeed, rising asset prices will help boost consumer spending over the next year, which will in turn help broaden China's recovery.

Any hopes of a consumer-spending driven recovery are very limited until the broader employment picture improves.

Among sectors that may perform well are those that would benefit from an increase in consumer spending, one of the DPJ's main policy planks.

Joblessness -- or fear of it -- undermines consumer spending and the business investment tied to the consumer market.

Nokia has fared better than many rivals during the recession, but it too has been hit by a sharp decline in consumer spending.

Depending on how consumer spending proceeds in the fourth quarter, it could be the most challenging environment since the early 1980s.

Continuing pressure on consumer spending might also have played a role, he said.

But the final outcome may still hang in the balance without a strong catalyst for growth from consumer spending.

Investors also fret that rising energy costs could hurt U. S. consumer spending, which accounts for about two-thirds of the U. S. economy.

Lower energy prices and falling inflation rates could have started to boost consumer spending by the end of the year.

The US government began its tax rebate program Monday, aiming to bolster consumer spending and lift the economy out of the doldrums.

But adding to the weight of the decline in consumer spending was the drag from cuts to government spending and investment.

A more aggressive way of unlocking consumer spending would be to resume the process of interest rate reform.

Sluggish economic growth, periodic market sell offs, high unemployment and less-than-robust consumer spending is giving executives pause.

Retail sales are a key component of growth for a country where consumer spending makes up about two-thirds of total economic activity.

China's economy will avoid a post-Olympics recession, thanks to its vast size, rising consumer spending and big appetite for investment.

Consumer spending has been a major driver of economic growth and it will be difficult for the recovery to gain traction without it.

the number of personal bankruptcies rose to a historic high . household income and consumer spending declined.

Russia has lurched into reverse after 10 years of uninterrupted growth driven by revenue from oil, gas, metals and consumer spending.

S. jobs report, and a Friday report showed U. S. consumer spending advanced in July by the biggest amount in four months.

On the surface, China's consumer spending appears robust.

In the U. S. , retail sales -- an important growth source for Dell in particular -- could suffer if consumer spending weakens as expected.

Consumer spending showed some, limited improvement, whilst manufacturing performance was said to be mixed.

You got an increase in payroll taxes, which is gonna be a real restrain on the consumer spending in the first half of this year.

These efforts should continue to help boost consumer spending by reducing the excessively high savings rate.

Despite recent signs of improvement in consumer spending, housing and stock markets, the economy is still burdened by slack.

Until the labour market shows continuous improvement, consumer spending will not be sustainable.

The company cut 8% of its global workforce of 3500 in January, citing a drop in consumer spending and magazine advertising.

A sustained recovery is likely to require that consumer spending and business investment be the primary drivers of new economic activity.

The consequences are visible in slow consumer spending, weakening corporate profits, and a steep drop in global trade.

Friday's U. S. GDP report is likely to show a hefty contribution from government spending and a slowdown in consumer spending.

Unfortunately, most of the forces dragging down consumer spending are likely to persist long after the cheques have been banked.

Consumer spending has faltered in the face of a squeeze on household budgets and tighter credit.

The US auto market is feeling the effects of the housing bust and now a pull-back in consumer spending.

The unemployment rate is a factor in the expansion or contraction of consumer spending, the leading force in the U. S. economy.

Instead the market has been squeezed by government attempts to put a lid on consumer spending.

It cannot be long before consumer spending stumbles, which in turn would hurt companies' profits and investment.

Our consumer spending is still at a fairly low level. There are 10 million Chinese who have no access to electricity even today.

Our consumer spending is still at a fairly low level. There are 10 million Chinese who have no access to electricity even today.

But more important was the resurgence in consumer spending, which accounted for half of post-slump growth, on average.

Consumer spending is quite low, but really strong desire for consumption, basic in a consumer desire state.

Consumer spending climbed 0. 3 percent in March, just below the median forecast in a Reuters poll, but inflation ate up most of that gain.

Analysts say falling consumer spending is an indication that Americans are increasingly worried about their economic security.

"Consumer spending will remain constrained for an extended period, with concerns of high unemployment, " Albanese said.

It would be welcomed outside China if the five year plan encourages more consumer spending.

January's VAT rise has added to the inflation stemming from oil prices and a weak pound, sapping consumer spending.

The German statistical office said that consumer spending made a positive contribution to GDP.

That would cause consumer spending to fall and businesses to put investment plans on hold.

An annual survey of consumer spending by Booz & Company suggests that two-thirds of Americans are trading down and buying cheaper items.

We ought to start out admitting the same when we try to figure out what consumer spending will look like over the next 20 years.

The marketing strategy of these large companies is based on a study of consumer spending.

Higher prices at the pump mean less disposable income - a setback in an economy driven primarily by consumer spending.

The result was a steep drop in discretionary consumer spending and a halt to lending.

This so-called "denomination effect" can be a powerful predictor of consumer spending habits.

Mr Bernanke said consumer spending power would be "boosted by the fiscal stimulus" in the coming months.

The big question is whether, and when, consumer spending and business investment will pick up the slack.

Its business has improved over the past year and a half largely on robust consumer spending on discounted PCs.

More jobs are needed to sustain the holiday-season gains in consumer spending, the biggest part of the economy, into the new year.

If prices are flexible and resources can be redeployed, then business investment should replace consumer spending.

But the downturn is still being felt in weaker growth of household incomes, which could hold back consumer spending.

This pace of consumer spending is only sustainable if the labor market continues to heal.

That trend has made it difficult for the Government to encourage more consumer spending to help to revive the economy.

Although China can't control consumer spending, the consumer is a comparatively small part of its economy.

Job cuts, slumping asset prices and a worsening credit drought augur ill for consumer spending too.

Just as rising gas prices hurt consumer spending, falling gas prices help.

Other reports today may show consumer spending rose for a third month while construction spending dropped.

Consumer spending is depressed, and firms see no point in expanding when they aren't selling enough to use the capacity they have.

Both the main sentiment surveys, and consumer spending itself, remain at levels historically associated with recession.

One of the conclusions of this analysis is that consumer spending is relatively alive and well, despite the recession.

So far this year, betting on consumer spending has worked out, even as most consumers work to cut debt.

But by one measure housing and consumer spending never bounced back in the first place.

Consumer spending is two-thirds of the total U. S. economic activity.

U. S. stocks fell on Wednesday as a rebound in oil prices and weak outlooks at some retailers raised anxieties about consumer spending.

That made possible the consumer spending to prop up earnings, and the capitalisation of those earnings through private equity buy-outs.

But, this time, the question is how deep and long the recession and how big the hit on consumer spending.

Tight credit and falling home prices have affected consumer spending as well.

German consumer spending fell for the fourth quarter running, the first time this has happened since at least 1960.

It is amazing what Communist China can do with all the American jobs we have handed over to them, along with billions in consumer spending.

Many economists expect growth to be around 2 percent for the rest of the year, mainly because of the weak growth in consumer spending.

But average paychecks have remained flat, which means higher gas prices could put a serious dent in consumer spending.

And it also acts as an automatic regulator for the economy; hitting consumer spending when its price rises and boosting it when it falls.

A sustained rebound in capital expenditures can't occur without a modest improvement in consumer spending.

The fall in interest rates may be a cue for an upturn in consumer spending.

Officials hope the consumer spending of a rising middle class will provide a more sustainable source of growth for the future.

Once eco subsidies and tax breaks expire, consumer spending could weaken again and contribute to another decline in gross domestic product.

There is a steep drop-off in consumer spending. The only thing retailers can do now is to further slash prices.

Specifically, this growth package should bolster both business investment and consumer spending, which are critical to economic growth.

The story behind the breakdown was a far sharper decline in consumer spending, which makes up around two-thirds of GDP.

Mr. Li said preliminary estimates show consumer spending has accounted for 37% of China's economic growth so far this year.

In Europe, governments are promoting consumer spending through car scrappage programs.

The strength of consumer spending has led many economists to argue that America is headed for a soft landing.

Limiting the destruction of homeowners' wealth would help to maintain consumer spending, boosting production and employment.

People over 50 will account for two-thirds of all growth in consumer spending in France over the next two decades.

Friday's retail-sales report is expected to show that consumer spending got off to a familiar start this year: a lackluster one.

Stimulus dollars helped push up fixed-asset investment by almost one-third in the first quarter, but consumer spending rose less than 10%.

Asian electronics-industry executives said they think consumer spending also is shrinking in Europe.

Business spending is indeed low, but no lower than one would have expected given widespread overcapacity and weak consumer spending.

The American economy has picked up recently, with consumer spending jumping higher and debt falling sharply.

In addition to benefiting the labor market, the German economic stimulus program also boosted consumer spending.

That lack of flexibility is damping consumer spending, which in turn is making businesses less willing to make new hires.

Mixed signals to a Fed concerned that higher gas prices and food prices will constrain consumer spending.

Bigger job losses will dent consumer spending, which has held up fairly well so far.

Businesses were investing more on equipment and software and consumer spending was stable. Exports rose at a healthy pace.

Moody's data show consumer spending in the recovery is running below the growth seen after the last four recessions.

While construction activities slowed, consumer spending dropped in response to higher interest rates and falling asset prices.

Consumer spending on sports, fitness, culture and entertainment increased considerably.

But what's important is that none of these policies is about boosting consumer spending.

German consumer spending may also have been boosted by historically low inflation rates.

Firms' spare capacity also means that investment will continue to fall, while rising unemployment threatens to dent consumer spending.

Consumer spending rose in August and incomes increased by the largest amount in eight months, the Commerce Department said.

The bubble burst, pulling down consumer spending and economies around the world.

Re-tooling, re-hiring and stronger consumer spending cannot be far behind.

Some economists though say the better balance sheets may not translate into more consumer spending.

Growth in the economy was mainly driven by domestic demand , particularly consumer spending and investment in business equipment .

Falling oil prices may bring some relief at the petrol pump, but gauges of chain-stores' sales suggest that consumer spending is flagging.

But what followed, says Lee, was a retailing arms race that outpaced consumer spending power.

The extent of unemployment in a country and its likely effect on consumer spending.

The fiscal policy of tax rebates failed to achieve a significant impact on consumer spending.

VAT was cut from 17. 5% to 15% in November's pre-budget report in an attempt to kick-start consumer spending.

Few rich-world businesses can feel confident about expanding capacity when the outlook for consumer spending is so cloudy.

And stores will face more difficult comparisons starting this month because consumer spending had started rising by last September.

Sales results show pricier department stores taking a hit amid a consumer-spending slowdown, as discount chains draw more shopper traffic.

Analysts believe that mainland consumer plays will continue to benefit from strong consumer spending.

The reduced purchasing power in the countryside could also hinder efforts to counter a recession by boosting domestic consumer spending.

GDP has four components: consumer spending, private investment, government outlays, and the excess, or deficit, of exports over imports.

While infrastructure spending is continuing to boom, and Chinese consumer spending has held up well, an overall slowdown seems likely.

High oil prices, lower equity prices and softening home values were also likely to "weigh on consumer spending. "

Mr Ehrmann says growth in the country's infrastructure expenditure and consumer spending is expected to stay strong.

Unemployment remained elevated as consumer spending declined, and both people's debt and goods and services became more expensive.

Government restraints on bank lending caused investment growth to slow slightly, whereas consumer spending picked up.

In the US, although the manufacturing sector had shown signs of weakness, indicators of consumer spending and investment remained firm.

Coca-Cola Hellenic said adverse weather and economic conditions in the key countries had negatively impacted consumer spending.

That augurs ill for consumer spending, which has been buoyed over the past couple of years by another bout of rapid house-price inflation.

US consumer spending on durable goods jumped in the quarter, fuelled by the popular "cash-for-clunkers" car-buying subsidy.

By comparison, consumer spending accounts for about 70 percent of the U. S. economy.

Also, they provide core services, which aren't as affected by a decrease in discretionary consumer spending.

Businesses too had to face enormous challenges as deflation deepened, consumer spending shrank and business activities declined.

Rising consumer spending and brand awareness, coupled with Internet usage, has ripened the sector for investments, they said.

Consumer spending fell in real terms in July, retail sales were weak and unemployment shot up to 6. 1 per cent.

But it is the pace of the increase in consumer spending as much as its share of GDP that determines overall growth.

U. S. consumer confidence now stands at a five-year low, a sign that consumer spending may slow in the months to come.

Now, after a month of grim economic news, retailers are braced for a slowdown in consumer spending.

As everyone in the West knows to their cost, nothing puts a stop to consumer spending like a falling housing market.

The pledge was part of an effort to end unpopular taxes and government fees, and to spur consumer spending.

Consumer spending seems unsustainably strong given weak income growth, shrunken wealth, and tight-fisted banks.

Higher asset prices have propped up consumer spending and narrower corporate bond spreads have eased firms' borrowing costs.

Outlays include consumer spending, interest payments on installment debt and transfer payments.

Its banks had been reining in consumer spending and excessive credit.

Consumer spending has held up surprisingly well in a country where high saving is the norm even in good times.

Likewise, one might argue that without big tax cuts to prop up consumer spending, America's deficit would have shrunk further.

Only around half of consumer spending is taxed at the standard VAT rate of 20%, a low share compared with other rich countries.

Consumer spending on housing, communications, cars and services grew significantly.

Increase government spending and that will pump up consumer spending.

Unemployment worries continue to keep a lid on consumer spending, which in turn could eventually slow down corporate earnings growth.

This was the second quarter in a row that consumer spending had waned, the first time this has happened since 1995.

Fiscal boosts may include support for social housing construction and incentives for consumer spending, they said.

Economists worry about a sharp fall in consumer spending because when demand for goods falls, so does demand for labour.

Soaring oil prices crimped consumer spending. The Japanese earthquake disturbed supply chains.

Oil and gas prices have retreated, easing concerns over a slowdown in consumer spending.

Losses in the stock markets and housing value declines place further downward pressure on consumer spending, a key economic engine.

The theoretical case for raising interest income to lift Japanese consumer spending is persuasive, despite these risk.

New jobs created by these projects are expected to spur consumer spending that will benefit China's travel sector.

The last thing this economy needs is more debt-fueled consumer spending which mainly creates jobs overseas.

But other economists were a lot more optimistic, based on an improving outlook for consumer spending.

But domestic competition and depressed consumer spending have slowed the business.

Over this two-month span, domestic final sales posted moderate gains, largely reflecting growth of consumer spending.

By then, consumer spending in Asia in purchasing power parity terms will overtake North America to become the largest consumer bloc.

U. S. consumer spending posted its weakest performance in seven months during April, while a measure of consumer attitudes rose.

Consumer spending -- which includes retail sales -- is a major shaper of national economic activity.

In contrast, consumer spending is almost certainly much higher and growing faster than official figures suggest.

Specifically, this growth package shouldbolster both business investment and consumer spending, which are critical to economic growth.

A downturn in property and apartment prices would harm Chinese industry and investment, and crimp consumer spending.

More confusingly, everyone has a different definition of the "middle class" that is supposed to be behind this growth in consumer spending.

Consumer spending may continue to grow relatively slowly in the near term as households focus on repairing their balance sheets.

The third was "a decline in home equity loans and mortgage refinancing that could cause greater declines in consumer spending" .

Consumer spending power of advanced concepts, the lag and has great influence on them.

Locally , the fall in interest rates may stimulate consumer spending and impact positively on the property market .

The rapid downturn in consumer spending has hammered the wider market as customers delay upgrades and hold off buying new phones.

With banks still deleveraging and home prices still declining, consumer spending will remain under pressure for many months yet.

However, we're not going to close the shortfall by encouraging debt-financed consumer spending.

US consumer spending rose twice as fast in July while personal income slowed slightly, the Commerce Department said today.

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke warned last week that unemployment could weigh on consumer spending.

Falling employment and wages are also expected to weigh on consumer spending for some time.

Researching wealth effect of stock market wealth to reveal a change in the stock to the impact of consumer spending.

China has, in recent years, made vigorous efforts to restructure its economy and boost domestic consumer spending.

In other words, consumer spending is now growing faster than GDP.

In 2008-09, for the first time since the 1930s Depression, consumer spending in real terms fell for two years in a row.

Spain accounts for one-eighth of euro-area GDP but until recently was generating a much larger share of consumer spending and new jobs.

Compare gold mining stocks today with quoted companies dependent on increased consumer spending.

The story we expect to emerge is the lagged effect the housing market and reduced credit availability will have on consumer spending.

The least harmful taxes were on firms' profits or on consumer spending.

The new finding incorporates the latest data on consumer spending on light vehicles and on the terms available on auto loans.

It redistributes wealth and shifts consumer spending away from the much wealthier coast.

Record high food and energy costs are hitting consumer spending while also pushing up inflation expectations.

Consumer spending is not expected to energise the recovery in 2010, but rather plod along at relatively subdued rates.

The corollary of high consumer spending has been that savings rates have been correspondingly low.

By 1950 Americans smoked 350 billion cigarettes a year and the industry accounted for 3. 5% of consumer spending on non-durables.

If prices merely flatten, the economy could slow sharply as consumer spending and construction are squeezed.