Consumer spending up 0.6% in April 2006
Fact recorded on: May 27, 2006. Categories: Spending.
US Commerce Department reported that consumer spending jumped 0.6% in April 2006, the biggest increase since a 0.8% rise in January 2006. However, when inflation was removed, the increase in spending was a much smaller 0.1%.
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