71.   Consumer spending even at the top end of the market, which is usually more resilient to economic ups and downs, is sluggish.

72.   Consumer spending remains weak, while demand from overseas markets such as Germany and France has slowed.

73.   Consumer spending, another key to a self-sustained recovery, is also increasing, with sales at department stores rising, the managers said.

74.   Consumer spending, construction and government spending played big parts in giving the economy better-than-forecast growth.

75.   Consumer spending, the force that drives the economy, is also gradually picking up after a slowdown in the first half of the year.

76.   Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of economic activity, may drop further as increased borrowing is leaving consumers strapped for cash, analysts said.

77.   Consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of the economy, drops when people feel less confident about their jobs and the future, Kennedy said.

78.   Consumers are gradually spending again.

79.   Consumers are spending less time browsing in malls, choosing instead to shop with specific destinations in mind, Lakner said.

80.   Consumers are spending more, the agency said, citing higher sales at department stores and supermarkets.