Sentence examples for a fall in consumer from inspiring English sources

While considering the precipitous drop in the Consumer Price Index, Robert Reich notes:The last time America witnessed a fall in consumer prices as large as we have now was in 1947, when wartime mobilization and large-scale government spending were winding down, there was lots of underutilized capacity, and producers and sellers were trying to lure consumers back into the habit of buying.

The company has been hit by a fall in consumer spending in several European countries because of the Continent's financial problems.

This clearly implies a lower future tax burden than $100 billion a year forever, and therefore implies a fall in consumer spending of less than $100 billion per year.

The 5.6% increase in rates planned for April is pegged to last September's peak inflation figure, and will be difficult for many retailers, already squeezed by a fall in consumer spending.

Visits to some retail websites more than doubled and Visa reported that online spending by its card-holders grew by 26% compared with the same day a year ago.Despite concerns about a fall in consumer confidence putting the brake on store sales, online purchases are soaring in most countries.

The Fed said a fall in consumer spending has caused a marked slowdown in the economy, and the recent financial storms are likely to curb spending further.In America the index of consumer confidence published by the Conference Board, a research group, fell from 61.4 to 38.0 in October, a record low for the measure which dates back to 1967.

His policy led to a fall in the consumer goods available, and agriculture did not blossom.

City economists had forecast a fall in the consumer price index to 2.7% last month, down from 4.1% in November, but the figure came out at 3.1%.

Overall the FTSE 100 is up 3.34 points at 6819.42, amid some downbeat eurozone figures including a fall in German consumer confidence.

But the economy is now less vulnerable, chiefly because it is more open to trade: foreigners exporting to Britain share more of the pain of a fall in domestic consumer spending, explains Ray Barrell of the National Institute of Economic and Social Research.

Markets were also plagued by recession fears after a fall in French consumer and business confidence in September, shrugging off a pledge from leaders of the G20 countries to step in to help financial markets.