Sentences with phrase «continued weak consumer spending»

Global brewer Heineken has produced a strong first half performance but remains cautious on the development of beer consumption in Europe and the US due to continued weak consumer spending and planned austerity measures across many countries.

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What is the likelihood that we will continue to get weak readings on consumer spending?

The release was a bit of a Goldilocks report for the market, as it continued the narrative that the economy is growing at a healthy pace, but the weakest performance in consumer spending in five years punched a hole in the inflation bubble that hurt the market early in the week.

Real estate investors surveyed by PwC US for its second quarter 2012 report expect that weak consumer spending and large vacancy overhang will continue to hamper recovery in the retail sector...