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• Consumer Spending Up in April

  May 23, 2011

  Consumers were still shopping in April, though they were starting to look over their shoulders at rising gasoline prices, according to First Data's SpendTrend report.

• Consumer Reports Say Products Shrinking

  By David Morrison  |  January 4, 2011

  Credit union executives that have sensed their CUs seem to be getting less product for the same price are likely not imagining things, according to Consumer Reports magazine.

• Consumer Prices Fall Slightly

  By Claude R. Marx  |  May 19, 2010

  Consumer prices fell 0.1% last month, the Labor Department reported today. It follows six months in which prices either increased or were unchanged.

• Consumer Prices Show Slight Increase

  By Claude R. Marx  |  April 14, 2010

  Americans saw little change in what they paid for key items as prices increased by 0.1% last month, the Labor Department reported today.

• CPI Unchanged

  By Claude R. Marx  |  March 18, 2010

  Consumer prices didn't move last month, the Labor Department reported today.

• CPI Stays the Same

  By Claude R. Marx  |  February 19, 2010

  Consumers saw little change in the prices they paid for most items as prices increased 0.2%, the Labor Department reported today. Prices have increased in eight of the last nine months.

• CPI Up Slightly

  By Claude R. Marx  |  January 15, 2010

  Consumer prices increased 0.1% last month, the Labor Department reported today.