81.   Consumers are still spending, if not quite as enthusiastically as before, at least enough to hold up their end.

82.   Consumers now spend about half of every food dollar on takeout and restaurant meals.

83.   Consumers spent less on fresh food, clothing and education, and more on home repair and communications.

84.   Consumers spent money freely over the summer, making the US economy an island of solid growth amid a troubled world economy, the government reported yesterday.

85.   Consumers will spend less as well.

86.   Critics say lower-priced generic drugs have yet to drastically cut the amount consumers spend.

87.   Concern about wage growth and job security in Japan is going to make consumers spend less and save more.

88.   Cuts are meant to stimulate corporate and consumer spending by making it cheaper to borrow money.

89.   Consumer spending, price cutting and lower inflation are interrelated, of course.

90.   Consumers are still spending apace, business is investing and the housing market is bubbling.