The phrase "a spate of consumer" is not complete and lacks context, making it unclear in written English.
It can be used when discussing a sudden increase or surge in consumer-related activities or behaviors, but it needs to be followed by a noun, such as "spending" or "demand."
Example: "There has been a spate of consumer spending in the last quarter, indicating a boost in the economy."
Alternatives: "a surge in consumer" or "an influx of consumer" or "a wave of consumer".
Even with an expected spate of consumer bankruptcy filings in coming years, Brendler says that Capital One should not be as affected as others will be.
Payday lender Wonga has defended the way it carries out fraud checks after a spate of incidents in which consumers found their bank accounts had been used to repay loans taken out by criminals.
And that was before the latest spate of consumer concerns over toy recalls and tainted beef.
The panel was created after a spate of recalls of imported food and consumer products, many of them Chinese and regulated by the F.D.A. Against that backdrop, the F.D.A. has said it wants to consolidate its lab network to modernize its food safety efforts.
We have learned of a spate of "reminder" emails being sent to consumers who have already been duped into paying fees as their cards get close to expiry.
The administration unveiled its Action Plan for Import Safety and a related food safety plan this week to allay consumer anxiety over a spate of recalls of tainted foods, contaminated toys and defective products over the past year.
The government and Chinese economists close to it have played down the scope of any effort to resuscitate the economy, but a spate of new infrastructure projects and subsidies for consumer auto purchases last month indicate a stimulus program already is underway.
A second snag has been a spate of insurance cancellations despite Obama's pledge that consumers could keep their existing health plans if they wanted them.
Companies like Google and Facebook are the best known, but a spate of start-ups are in their wake, pursuing both business and consumer markets.
And paints loaded with lead are readily available on store shelves, rarely bearing any labeling to warn consumers of the dangers they pose, a spate of recent studies shows.
