1.   Faster-than-expected economic growth in Argentina is boosting consumer spending, analysts said.

2.   Home sales are holding up, and that tends to boost consumer spending on remodeling and household projects.

3.   In manufacturing and finance, executives called on Clarke to follow his budget by lowering interest rates to boost consumer spending even more.

4.   Lower taxes would boost consumer spending, they said.

5.   We could cut taxes across the board, and boost defense spending including an anti-missile defense, and cover prescriptions under Medicare.

6.   What France needs, though, is to boost consumer spending if it wants to rev up its economy and cut unemployment.

7.   It is expected to include a tax cut to boost consumer spending, reductions in government spending, aid to struggling companies and a debt swap.

8.   South Africa plans to boost spending to fight crime and the AIDS pandemic over the next three years, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel told Parliament Tuesday.

9.   The economic package is expected to include a tax cut to boost consumer spending, reductions in government spending, aid to struggling companies and a debt swap.

10.   Increased salaries and bonuses in the last quarter will generally boost consumer spending, the report said.