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原帖由 無法笑 於 2008-8-29 09:45 PM 發表
July consumer spending weak, inflation jumps
July consumer spending weak, inflation jumps
Personal income tumbled unexpectedly in July and inflation-adjusted spending shrank at sharpest rate in four years as the effects of the government stimulus package wore off, a Commerce Department report on Friday showed.
A big jump in prices pushed inflation to a 17-year high, eroding what little spending power consumers had, in a report suggesting economic momentum spurred by the stimulus is unlikely to last after a sharp pickup in the second quarter.
Personal income fell 0.7 percent in the month, the sharpest decline since a 2.3 percent plunge in August 2005 after Hurricane Katrina, the government said. Analysts were expecting July income to stay flat.
我只睇呢個,錢搵少左影響最大,有錢怕咩 Inflation,無錢又通漲重要加息,條數好易計! |
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