31.   Consumers continued to prefer discount retailers and upscale department stores over specialty apparel and mid-priced department stores, analysts said.

32.   Consumers have continued buying things and financing those purchases and expressing confidence about the whole process, allaying the worries many economists expressed a few months ago.

33.   Consumers continue to buy what they need in the way of food and staples.

34.   Credit repair is becoming an increasingly important financial strategy as consumers continue getting clobbered by debt.

35.   Companies also expect consumers to continue to spend.

36.   Consumer spending continues to grow.

37.   Consumer spending has continued to grow, though slower than before, and the economy has been skirting recession by most estimates.

38.   Consumer spending is continuing, albeit with a shift from luxury and high-priced items to the discount end of the market, according to the Fed.

39.   Consumers continue to spend money on houses and cars, businesses continue to invest in new plants and equipment, and American exports remain strong.

40.   Despite a slowdown in the general economy, British consumers have continued to spend, helping to fuel a boom in new homes.