Friday, December 21, 2007

Personal Spending Higher In November

Personal spending rose 1.1% in November, while personal income rose a modest 0.4%. The core PCE Price Index, which is a closely watched measure of inflation by the Federal Reserve, rose 0.2%. Details from Bloomberg...

Final Reuters/University of Michigan consumer sentiment in December rose to 75.5 from 74.5 in the preliminary report. More from Reuters...