Count on Consumers To Keep Spending

摘要

With the holiday buying season in full swing and the economy cooling off, all eyes are on U.S. consumers, and the watch will continue well into the new year. That's because household spending has played a major role in the economy's resilience over the past year, and the economy will need plenty of support from consumers in 2007 as the housing slump continues to take a big bite out of overall growth. Will households be up to the task?