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31. It will raise fresh worries for the Government that the much hoped-for consumer spending upturn remains beyond the horizon.

32. With debt levels rising and incomes barely growing, consumer spending is bound to slow, he said.

33. Worries over consumer spending if interest rates rise sent Kingfisher down 21p to 459p and Dixons 27p to 190p.

34. Retail sales are a gauge of consumer spending, which accounts for two-thirds of economic activity.

35. As the news of layoffs and plant closings came to dominate the headlines and the airwaves, consumer spending dropped off sharply.

36. The government set off a consumer spending boom last year by deregulating shop hours.

37. This year we expect consumers to spend some ￡80 billion on leisure - almost one quarter of consumer spending.

38. Analysts said that as long as credit business remained negative it was unlikely consumer spending would revive significantly.

39. Chicago: Even though consumer spending surged toward the end of December, retailers reported disappointing holiday sales.

40. The recession has led to a pullback in consumer spending.

41. Slow economic growth and low consumer spending affected sales last year.

42. Consumer spending for services were boosted by some unusual circumstances.

43. Pyo says the collapse of a major U.S. automaker could deepen the U.S. recession, slow consumer spending, and make it more difficult for South Korea to sell its exports in the U.S.

44. If (when) house prices fall and consumers wake up to the fact that they are not saving enough, consumer spending will weaken perceptibly .

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45. Falling employment and wages are also expected to weigh on consumer spending for some time.

46. If consumer spending doesn't increase substantially in the next few years, China will have a serious problem using all the industrial capacity it has built, partly to keep people employed.

47. That, in turn, should prop up construction spending andboost consumer spending.

48. The downgrade was due mainly to lower growth in consumer spending.

49. Economists worry companies' hesitance to hire will restrain consumer spending, the biggest component of U.S. gross domestic product.

50. Ultimately, a sustained recovery hinge on consumer spending and its effects on investor confidence.

51. Retail sales account for only 40 per cent of consumer spending.

52. Historically, real disposable personal income has been the dominant factor driving consumer spending.

53. According to Adams Media Research, consumer spending on home video fell 9% last year. It projects home-video sales will fall between 8% and 10% for 2009.

54. Consumer spending would spur the growth, since each taxpaying household should typically have $600 to $900 more disposable income every year.

55. That would be the slowest pace since quarterly records began in 1992, indicating that strong consumer spending and heavy government investments had failed to offset a nose dive in exports.

56. High energy costs hurt consumer spending and narrowed corporate profit margins.

57. But the final outcome may still hang in the balance without a strong catalyst for growth from consumer spending.

58. Households must save to work off excess debts. Firms fearful of weak consumer spending are cautious about investing. Bank credit is scarce. All this stands in the way of a full-blooded recovery.

59. Already, there are indications that the housing market and consumer spending are cooling.

60. We will implement policies to reduce the vehicle purchase tax and subsidize rural residents' vehicle purchases to stabilize and increase consumer spending on cars and motorcycles.