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consumption

[kuhn-suhmp-shuhn] / kənˈsʌmp ʃən /


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While there are several different indicators, the two main ones are the Consumer Price Index by the Bureau of Labor and Statistics and the Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index by the Department of Commerce.

From Slate • Apr. 24, 2026

In Wales, 52% of adults use social media as a source of news, according to Ofcom's 2025 News Consumption Survey.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

Consumption would be stimulated and investors would have a reason to sell bonds and plow more funds into equities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

February’s Consumer Price Index is due Wednesday, followed on Friday by the Personal Consumption Expenditures index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

I wish I could be as optimistic as Dr. J. Compton Burnett in his interesting book, "A New Cure for Consumption;" but that is impossible.

From New, Old, and Forgotten Remedies: Papers by Many Writers by Anshutz, Edward Pollock




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