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Consumer Spending Up, But Higher Gas Prices Are Major Reason
March 28, 2011 Economists watch consumer spending closely because it accounts for about 70 percent of all that's spent on goods and services in the U.S. But when spending rises because of a sharp increase in prices, not demand, that's not great news.
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Consumer Prices Rose 0.5 Percent Last Month; Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
March 17, 2011 Higher food and energy costs pushed prices up the most for any month since mid-2009. Meanwhile, claims for jobless benefits have declined in three of the past four weeks.
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Wholesale Prices Shot Up 1.6 Percent In February
March 16, 2011 It was the largest one-month increase in nearly two years and was driven by sharply higher food and energy costs. Meanwhile, housing starts plunged in February.
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Consumer Prices Up 0.4 Percent; Jobless Claims Rise By 25,000
February 17, 2011 Over the past year, prices were up 1.6 percent.
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It's Not Just Clothes: Prices Of Many Things Heading Higher
February 15, 2011 As commodities, labor and utilities all cost more, companies are going to try to pass those increases along to consumers.
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Barely Any Inflation In November: Consumer Prices Rose 0.1 Percent
December 15, 2010 Prices rose less than economists had expected — another sign that inflation remains in check.
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Jobless Claims Dip; Wholesale Prices Rise
September 16, 2010 Though there are many other economic indicators pointing to continued tough times, these indicators offer at least a bit of less-than-bad news.
