Famous Quotes & Sayings

For the past year and a half, the consumer has defied a recession and Sept. 11 and kept spending at a healthy pace.

All the focus is on the core number. The Fed said yesterday that energy has not worked its way down to core consumer prices.

All the data security scandals this year have underscored how important it is for consumers to monitor their credit reports regularly to detect possible identity theft,

All these new gimmicks are very interesting but the jury's still out about their impact on the consumer or if they'll be cost-effective in the long run ... People don't shop at a store because of one thing but a combination of factors. Even if shoppers like the fancy technology, a rude employee can turn them away from the store.

And as we support the transition to multi-core enterprise computing, Intel is already sampling next-generation processors and platforms that will consume orders of magnitude less power and incorporate new platform technologies.

The market will become simplified because consumers want that.

The hybrid Mariner is the right idea at the right time. To regain its competitive edge, Detroit must come to grips with how high pump prices have put consumers in an entirely new mindset. This vehicle proves that a determined Detroit can win this race.

The evidence ? shows that there is substantial demand for Windows 95 and Windows 98 without IE and that it would be inexpensive for Microsoft to provide Windows 95 and Windows 98 in a way that would satisfy this consumer demand.

The era of the increase in consumer expenditures exceeding income growth is about to end.

The Hispanic consumer market is exploding. Who knows that consumer market best?

The hike in pump prices, and electricity and gas tariffs that have also been raised, fed through to overall consumer prices. Given that the MAS expects a higher pass-through from oil, and for inflation to be higher even in 2006, the current policy stance will remain appropriate.

The heavy manufacturing side of the U.S. economy -- which is pretty much under the radar because it's dwarfed by the consumer side -- is doing really well and will continue to do well for a while.

The heaviest weight on the shoulders of investors shying away from the sector is the rise in oil prices potentially crimping consumer spending.

The hands-off policy has given us the flexibility to innovate and respond to consumer demand.

The growth slowdown anticipated by consumers is very mild, but just enough to result in smaller job gains and a somewhat higher unemployment rate during 2006.

The inflation news due out on Friday with the producer price index and next Tuesday with the consumer price index will probably be unfriendly,

Rick Rubin

The inflationary environment we're seeing is still having a disproportionate effect on their consumers for now.

These are common-sense initiatives that will make Illinois a healthier place to live, and will save consumers money at the gas pump.

These figures will translate into upward pressures on the consumer price index.

John Alexander

These products are not just engineered to outwit the competition, but more so to reflect the diversity of the American consumer we know so well.

This is a good way for them to introduce their products to consumers and give golfers a jump in the season.

Tim Bajarin

This hits retailers, and it hits PC makers that were looking toward Vista for a surge in consumer PC sales at the end of the year.

This helps keep tickets out of the unauthorized, secondary markets where (another company) determines how much the consumer is going to pay. This way, fans decide.

All in all, the year-over-year trend in income jumped to 6.1 percent from 5.4 percent, suggesting that consumer fundamentals remain very strong, ... Consumer spending remains on a tear.

A key issue now will be whether the latest spike in gasoline prices leads to another 'soft spot' in consumer spending.

The idea is to set up several programs and let the consumer choose, ... But the problem is that a competitive model isn't good for everyone.

The household spending number highlights the risks facing the consumer sector,

The housing sector is definitely something everybody is focusing on in 2006. If people start to see the value of their homes heading lower, there's no doubt we would see a slowdown in consumer spending.

The hope is on the consumer to spend, to pull us out. If the consumer doesn't do that, then who?

The five percent drop is shocking. It indicates that perhaps the consumer tax rebate stimulus that benefited retailers during the back-to-school season has petered out.

Thomas Jefferson

The flames kindled on the 4 of July 1776, have spread over too much of the globe to be extinguished by the feeble engines of despotism; on the contrary, they will consume these engines and all who work them

The increase in oil prices is going to be problematic to the consumer as well as higher home heating costs, which are going to come this winter,

The improvement in jobs and wages means we can expect spending to be pretty good this year. Consumer spending will be reliable source of growth that will support the economy.