Sentence examples for spending confidence from inspiring English sources

"Consumers are spending, confidence is rising and manufacturing activity is accelerating," Joel Naroff, president of Naroff Economic Advisors, said in a note to clients.

Mike Watkins, head of retailer and business insight at Nielsen, said: "This is taking place within a wider context involving three key trends: consumer spending confidence increasing, the overall rise in 'food-on-the-go' – one of the few current growth areas for supermarkets – and consumers' increasing willingness to buy food online, which now accounts for 6% of grocery sales".

But you can't spend confidence".

John Spinello, a Treasury bond strategist for Jeffries and Company in New York, noted: "As someone said, you can't spend confidence, but this is a pretty huge number".

The Big Story: Consumers Are Spending Consumer confidence increases to its highest level in eight months.

Generate inflation and consumers will start spending, business confidence will improve and growth will resume.

Washington is hoping the recently enacted $787 billion economic recovery plan will help revive spending and confidence.

Consumer spending and confidence, so vital to economic growth, is directly linked to take-home pay.

As a result, the company's results are closely watched as a barometer of corporate spending and confidence.

"The macroeconomic variables correlate with trends in ad spending, consumer confidence, existing home sales, auto sales, personal income growth.

Most regions said that holiday retail sales "were up noticeably over last year's season," and that consumer spending and confidence had improved, the Fed said.