Las Vegas Sun

December 6, 2009

Currently: 51° | Complete forecast | Log in

Spending rises modestly

Friday, June 27, 2003 | 12:05 p.m.

WASHINGTON -- Consumers kept close watch on their purse strings and nudged up their spending in May by 0.1 percent for the second month in a row, the Commerce Department reported today.

Also, U.S. consumer confidence fell less than expected this month as stock prices rose and interest rates fell, a University of Michigan survey found.

archive

  • Most Read
  • Discussed
  • Most E-mailed

Calendar »

  • 6 Sun
  • 7 Mon
  • 8 Tue
  • 9 Wed
  • 10 Thu