Consumer spending has strong increase in August

Tuesday, September 30, 2003

WASHINGTON -- America's consumers -- flush with tax cuts that left them with extra cash in their wallets -- ratcheted up their spending by a strong 0.8 percent in August, helping to power an economic resurgence.

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