Consumer Spending Was Flat In September and Below Expectations as Inflation Takes Toll

CNBC, Oct. 14, 2022–Jeff Cox
Retail and food services sales were little changed for the month after rising 0.4% in August, according to the advance estimate from the Commerce Department. That was below the Dow Jones estimate for a 0.3% gain. Excluding autos, sales rose 0.1%, against an estimate for no change.
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