1.   Manufacturers cut jobs during November in response to weak consumer spending.

2.   Analysts blamed the lackluster results on weak consumer spending.

3.   At the same time, weak consumer spending in Japan will suppress import growth through next year, economists said.

4.   Bijenkorf is only one of many non-food retailers that have been hurt by weak consumer spending.

5.   Blame weak consumer spending for the trouble.

6.   A series of economic indicators, including auto sales for August and retail spending in July, showed weak consumer spending.

7.   Additionally, weak consumer spending is contributing to a buildup of unsold merchandise.

8.   Additionally, weak consumer demand for cars and trucks has forced automakers to reduce production and furlough workers.

9.   But he also supports higher interest rates, a policy many economists call wrongheaded in a time of weak consumer demand.

10.   Canadian stocks fell as weak consumer spending weighed on consumer products shares and higher bond yields depressed bank and utilities issues, analysts said.