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Consumer sentiment and consumer spending

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This Economic Letter reviews research on whether measures of consumer attitudes improve forecasts of consumer spending.

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  • James A. Wilcox, 2008. "Consumer sentiment and consumer spending," FRBSF Economic Letter, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue jun27.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedfel:y:2008:i:jun27:n:2008-19
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    3. James A Wilcox, 2007. "Forecasting Components of Consumption with Components of Consumer Sentiment," Business Economics, Palgrave Macmillan;National Association for Business Economics, vol. 42(4), pages 22-32, October.
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