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U.S. Consumer Spending Rises Modestly, Inflation Cools
Reuters, June 30, 2017–Jason Lange
U.S. consumer spending rose modestly in May and inflation cooled, pointing to a slow-but-steady economic expansion that could still lead the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates by the end of the year.