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THE ECONOMY.(TO THE POINT)
Income and spending rise 0.3%
Personal income and disposable income both rose 0.3% in June, the Commerce Dept. said. Personal spending rose 0.3%, as services outlays rose 0.2% and durable and nondurable goods spending rose 0.4%. Adjusted for price increases, income and outlays rose 0.1%. Saving as a share of disposable income held steady at 3.3%. May's spending gain was revised to 0.4% from 0.1%.
Consumer sentiment rises in July
The Univ. of Michigan's consumer sentiment index rose to 90.9, up from 90.3 in mid-July and June's 89.7. That differed from the Conference Board's surprising confidence drop in July. The IBD/TIPP Economic Optimism Index also showed a small rise in July. The Aug. poll will be out Aug. 12.
Construction outlays flat in June
Spending held steady at an annualized $864.3 bil, up 1.1% vs. June '02 but below forecasts. Private spending fell 0.3% from May to $652.1 bil, as residential spending fell 0.4% to $434.8 bil, the fourth straight drop. Office spending rose 3.1%, but was still down 12.8% from June '02. Public spending ...
- VISA ESTIMATES GLOBAL COMMERCIAL SPENDING ROSE 10.9% LAST YEAR.(News)
- Newspaper article from: Cardline October 2, 2009 700+ words
...and Africa region, where commercial spending rose 23.3% last year to $7.4 trillion...Caribbean region, where commercial spending rose 16.3% to $5 trillion in 2008 from...trillion. In the U.S., commercial spending rose 5.2% to $20.3 trillion compared...
- Construction spending rose a surprising 2.7% in January to a record annual rate...
- Magazine article from: Purchasing March 23, 2000 700+ words
Construction spending rose a surprising 2.7% in January to a record annual rate of $751...record annual rate of $569 billion. Residential construction spending rose 2.5%--the largest gain since April 1996--to a record annual...
- News In Brief: Construction Spending Rose 0.2% in April.
- Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer June 4, 2002 700+ words
Construction spending rose less than expected in April, Commerce Department figures released Monday morning show. All construction spending rose 0.2% to $871.9 billion, following a revised 1.2% decline in March that was originally reported...
- U.S. Health Care Spending Rose 5.6% In '98.
- Magazine article from: National Underwriter Life & Health-Financial Services Edition FISHER, MARY JANE January 17, 2000 700+ words
Health care spending rose by 5.6 percent in 1998 over the previous year, according to...the fifth straight year of increases less than 6 percent. Such spending rose 4.7 percent in 1997. The $1.15 trillion spent nationally...
- CONSUMER SPENDING ROSE IN AUG.(BUSINESS)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) October 1, 2001 700+ words
Byline: Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Consumer spending rose modestly in August as tax-rebate checks put more money in shoppers' pockets. For the second month in a row, spending increased...
- DTC spending rose 22 percent to $1.6 billion in the first half of...
- Magazine article from: Medical Marketing & Media December 1, 2003 700+ words
DTC spending rose 22 percent to $1.6 billion in the first half of 2003, according to a new study from Market Measures/Cozint. The market research firm also found that seven brands spent more than $100 million in the 12-month period ending in June.
- JORDAN: TREASURY'S SPENDING ROSE BY 30%.
- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database May 9, 2006 700+ words
...Addustour newspaper (May 9, 2006), the Jordanian Ministry of Finance announced that the value of the treasury's total local spending rose to JD 485 million in the first two months of the current year, up from JD 373 million in the same period last year. These...
- JORDAN: GOVERNMENT'S SPENDING ROSE BY 16.3%.
- Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database October 11, 2005 700+ words
...Ddustour newspaper (October 6, 2005), official statistics show that the value of the Jordanian government's total spending rose to JD 2.27 billion in the first eight months of 2005, up from JD 1.95 billion in the same period last year. These figures...