consumption
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All of this helps exports while depressing consumption and imports.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Licadho said it has documented 23 suicides and dozens of cases of migration, child labor and decreased food consumption linked to microfinance debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, said her office was working on opening a "consumption area" for supporters.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Similarly, economists expect the personal consumption expenditures price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, to top 4% year to year when the Bureau of Economic Analysis reports the May reading later this month.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Floss Gaddis, her mother and her brother, Henny, who was dying of consumption, stood in their doorway.
From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith
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