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Weak Consumer Spending, Record-Low Consumer Confidence Spell Bad News for the U.S. Economy

Jun 2nd, 2008 | By Jennifer Yousfi | Category: Politics & Economics

Consumer spending - the driving force behind the U.S. economy - slowed in April. Soaring prices wiped out any benefit from the scant 0.2% increase in consumer spending in April, the Commerce Department announced.