consumption
Example Sentences
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The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, rose 2.9% in December, the latest data available.
From Barron's
Faced with a dimming economic outlook, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has sought to bolster the economy by slashing income and consumption taxes which have helped rebound consumer spending in recent quarters.
From Barron's
This equates to saving £6.65 a month based on average consumption.
From BBC
Separate government data on Friday meanwhile signaled that consumption remains solid, with retail sales rising 1.8% in January from a year earlier.
Those two trends — moderate consumption growth and massive savings accumulation — can coexist.
From MarketWatch
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