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adieu

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16. Not unexpected at all

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Fri May 31, 2013, 11:01 AM

May 2013

sequestration can go so long before the millions furloughed or laid off entirely can't pay for discretionary expenses. That and the summer movies are all pretty sucky.

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Consumer Spending in U.S. Unexpectedly Declined in April [View all] marmar May 2013 OP

'Unexpectedly?' KG May 2013 #1

+1 Egalitarian Thug May 2013 #5

Let me join you Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #11

du rec. xchrom May 2013 #2

Yeah! How's that "austerity thingy" working for you now? kelliekat44 May 2013 #3

oh my what a surprise who could have forseen HiPointDem May 2013 #4

as if my chronically empty wallet and bank account didn't tell me this already Puzzledtraveller May 2013 #12

the ptb are always surprising us HiPointDem May 2013 #13

The weather was kind of crappy Renew Deal May 2013 #6

and everyone was sick. so they didn't shop as much HiPointDem May 2013 #8

Good point Renew Deal May 2013 #9

yes. we must be scientific about it. else someone might try to operate. HiPointDem May 2013 #10

Well, duh. djean111 May 2013 #7

Where are the Consumers from? Consumeria? Consumerstan? Zorra May 2013 #14

Not unexpected by me. n/t Bonhomme Richard May 2013 #15

Not unexpected at all adieu May 2013 #16

Well, I went onshort term disability tavalon Jun 2013 #17

April is always a reality check month SoCalDem Jun 2013 #18