91.   U.S. mortgage rates continued to plunge this week, reaching their lowest level in more than a year and suggesting consumers could continue buying houses in record numbers.

92.   U.S. retailers posted robust sales in May as consumers continued to show great confidence in the economy by snatching up everything from wardrobes in summer white to pool furniture.

93.   Unfortunately, many consumers continue to patronize the shops that promise the most and often deliver the least.

94.   U.S. personal incomes rebounded in August while consumers continued to spend for the third month in a row, setting the stage for more growth ahead.

95.   Use of primary nickel has suffered as consumers continue to opt for scrap metal after switching over in recent weeks because of relatively high nickel prices, analysts said.

96.   While consumer spending continued to carry the economy forward, corporate America adopted a wait-and-see attitude.

97.   While consumer spending has continued to grow, providing the main bulwark for the ailing economy, it has definitely softened.

98.   With consumers continuing to lose interest in home cooking and the weak economy making restaurants more of a luxury, frozen food sales are rising sharply.

99.   With the economy rolling along strongly, consumers continued to borrow for car and credit-card loans in December.

100.   With unemployment still low, consumers have continued to buy everything from clothing to houses at a fairly brisk pace.