51.   Changes in interest rates roil the market because they affect borrowing rates, consumer spending and corporate growth.

52.   Confident consumers are spending, and demand for American goods is strong, not only at home, but increasingly abroad, except for Asia.

53.   Consumer spending, another locomotive for a recovery, seems to be stronger in the Osaka area than in the Tokyo area, he said.

54.   Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of economic activity, has held up reasonably well.

55.   Consumer spending, which makes up three-fifths of the economy, remains weak, figures released today show.

56.   Consumers are spending more on casual wear, and that has spurred the sales of socks.

57.   Consumers may be spending freely, but many of them were still hunting for values.

58.   Consumers spend more time and attention on a book than on a film or a television show, he said.

59.   Consumers spent more on expensive clothing, including kimonos, which generally cost several thousand dollars.

60.   Consumers were spending far beyond their means, he said.