"For the first time in a long time, consumers have begun to believe a recession is possible," said Richard T. Curtin, the director of Michigan's surveys.
Indeed, the economic damage done by that episode is still being felt and may linger for a long time, consumers worry, overshadowing perceptions of economic recovery.
"We only know what everyone else knows," Bowles said, then added, "For a long time, consumers assumed there was a relationship, and I think they'll be relieved to know there is". Perhaps Baby Ruth's unofficial association with the Bambino made the candy bar a favorite of baseball fans.
"They took a look at product prices, especially the heavy using, long-time consumer, and they said, 'I know what the right price is, and that ain't it,'" said Tom Adams of BDS Analytics.
As long-time consumer champions, it fell to us to press the nerdflesh and road test what was on offer.
It's a big change for cable, said Andrew Jay Schwartzman, a Georgetown University law professor and long-time consumer advocate.
As CoH's founder and long-time consumer activist, Michael Young, noted in a report on Healthline, 'For health, information is of the essence.
"It's going to take a long time for consumer goods to have any security wedged into them at all," he said.
It's been a long time since consumer camcorders were considered exciting, must-have gadgets.
It will take a long time for consumer demand to come back, says Philip Gorham, equity analyst at Morningstar.
