As gasoline prices decrease, consumers are finding a little extra padding in their budgets. Nearly every retail category has seen strong sales growth in the past few months, indicating that retailers will see positive gains as consumers continue to spend this holiday season.
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As employment expands and wages and salaries firm, a broader spectrum of consumers will be in better financial shape, which should help lift sales more evenly across the board.Rosalind Wells
As interest rates go up, people are going to find it more loath to take out home-equity lines of credit. Consumers are not going to feel as anxious to tap into their home values.
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We expect consumers to become more conservative as the year goes on.
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Since the terrorist attacks are so fresh and our country's response is not yet known, it is premature to make definitive judgments about the economy. We can only speculate based upon what we think the administration will do and how consumers will respond.
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Although consumer spending has been inconsistent in recent months, we expect the holiday season to bring more stability to the industry.
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Everyone's increases will look a little more modest, but they will still outperform the average. We're looking at a slowing of consumer spending, nothing dire, not a recession.
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