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Retail

Sep. 1, 2009

Analysis: What Are People Buying?

By EMILY FREDRIX AP Retail Writer What we're buying - and not buying - says a lot about how consumers are feeling these days.

By EMILY FREDRIX

AP Retail Writer

What we're buying - and not buying - says a lot about how consumers are feeling these days.

It also says a lot about the American economy, considering that consumer spending accounts for 70 percent of all U.S. economic activity. Every time people go out to lunch, buy a new sweater or pick up a DVD, they're contributing to the retail sector, the biggest sector in the economy.

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