Consumer Spending Audio & Video

[2:07]..." you know on the intermediate term you gotta be watched what the consumer spending so the government do worms still fear that the consumer her -- pullback of in this whole consumer spending thing is on folding agonizingly slow we -- levels are from the -- side of them will pop in the retail sales"...

[0:24]..." that's not bad for the economy in the short run that keeps consumer spending going it helps keep the economy going. But as they build up more and more debt on their credit card that's been"...

[5:24]..." it's not surprising that confidence is down but in terms of spending. Consumer spending has slowed but it hasn't -- to reverse the consumers are spending at a slower rate than before. But not not so"...

[1:40]..." he says that will hurt consumer spending any says there are other problems the foreclosure mess high energy prices trouble in the credit markets. He says all that will"...

[2:00]..." final piece of good news is relatively speaking as the fact that consumer spending was Billy up in March that we learned yesterday. And that was the result those people worried about inflation have to understand that the weak economic activity low consumer spending is not going to put much pressure on inflation. Those results therefore we're looking at probably a recession that is going to"...

[0:40]..." same time soaring prices for food gasoline and other everyday needs pushed consumer spending -- faster pace than expected for the month of march. And overall construction spending dropped but just over 1% in March that's"...

[1:55]..." fits with the overall pattern of weakness in the economy he mentioned consumer spending . It was up. Our little little more than expected the -- because inflation was higher the adjustment for inflation spending was up"...

[2:19]..." Well and the consumer spending -- as you're saying that doesn't represent consumer confidence."...

[0:52]..." business investment services and products and business investment is doing better than consumer spending . But also because we sell overseas in overseas markets in the world economy is still doing still doing well."...

[1:22]..." several months -- at recessionary levels. And you concede that. In spending consumer spending in the state according to sales taxes which is one of the components the indexes follow sales tax sorry consumer spending has remained flat in nominal terms sin and that means it's fallen in real terms and that doesn't bode well for the"...

[0:43]..." Well consumer spending you just mentioned that with -- fraction but still I'm better than what. Analysts have forecast that."...

[2:35]..." of one boss neighborhood Roslindale. Which is feeling the effects of slower consumer spending and escalating costs for food and energy. In the 1980s roles in the village of federal funds to spruce up storefronts and"...

[1:03]..." going well in the US economy. In an economy that depends on consumer spending consumers are not feeling very confident about spending right now. And while most economists see this recession if it is one as"...