Meanwhile, gas prices and consumer confidence are headwinds for higher auto sales, Nesvold said.
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There is significant demand potential for natural gas in the consumer and industrial markets due to its cost effectiveness and environmental friendliness.
In response, Ann Robinson, chair of the gas and electricity consumer group, said that mis-selling was still a bugbear for many UK consumers.
She added that Phoenix Gas supported the General Consumer Council's call for government action.
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As the July 4th holiday approaches, I ponder if gas prices will impact consumer spending during this weekend.
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Major events like a storm or financial crunch can hurt retailers by driving up gas prices and shaking consumer confidence.
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It takes some time for rising gas prices to stem consumer spending.
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Chrysler capped off its best October in five years, with sales rising 10% despite the three-day disruption of Hurricane Sandy. (Ford, for example, despite estimating that the storm cost the industry 20, 000 to 25, 000 sales, reported a small sales increase.) With gas prices declining and consumer sentiment rising, experts expect automotive manufacturers to experience gains into 2013.
Consumer prices for gas and food rose in February at their fastest clip since July 2008.
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The chemical industry, the nation's largest consumer of natural gas, both for energy and as a chemical feedstock, is rapidly moving offshore in search of cheaper gas--and taking jobs and capital with it.
Reports blamed the effect of gas prices and interest rates on consumer spending.
Also, the consumer would save at the gas pump, essentially receiving a tax break.
Mixed signals to a Fed concerned that higher gas prices and food prices will constrain consumer spending.
Labour has announced plans to get rid of the body charged with protecting consumer rights and regulating the gas and electricity market.
Now the consumer has wasted time and gas, when he or she could have stayed home and placed a quick order with Amazon.com.
The widely quoted consumer price index figure excludes gas, health care and education, all of which have climbed at rates higher than the CPI.
Given the number of shale plays, the delta between natural gas and oil, and proximity to consumer markets, they may find a profitable niche in this space.
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Gas was at 7.2% of consumer spending 20 years ago--but it is at only half that rate today (3.7%).
Manufacturers and processors are starting to expand in the Fourth District, using the natural gas both for power and to make other consumer goods.
The reference is now included in one of several papers written for the David Hume Institute (DHI) in Edinburgh, which today holds a conference on the big issue of energy in an independent Scotland, from the point of view of oil and gas, of renewables, and of the consumer.
High gas prices I think had a depressing effect on consumer confidence.
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Bernanke, though, noted that most of the rise in consumer price inflation stems from a rise in gas prices.
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Consumer website uSwitch recommends that anyone paying for gas and electricity separately moves to a dual fuel account - gas and electricity from the same provider.
The Labor Department said Tuesday that consumer prices declined last month as the cost of gas fell sharply and food prices were unchanged.
The government also said consumer prices declined last month as the cost of gas fell sharply while food prices were unchanged, the latest evidence that inflation is in check.
If higher gas prices and lower income levels represent a new normal, consumer spending is in trouble and with it, the fortunes of both Wal-Mart and the U.S. economy at large.
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Tancer is even working with researchers at Stanford to explore a new consumer confidence estimate based on search terms like "gas prices" and visits to thrifty comparison-shopping sites, which have climbed in response to this year's economic pain.
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