Orders are up early this year, however,as consumer credit loosens somewhat.

VOA: standard.2010.03.01

"In Canada it's pretty much the same as the U.S. It's very consumer based, where we buy chocolate.

VOA: special.2010.02.08

Zion Francis says green living is honoring your position as a human, a citizen and a consumer.

VOA: special.2009.11.06

Hatoyama and his DPJ have promised consumer-oriented assistance such as child-support payments to help families, and vow to overhaul structures that favor corporations.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

As China recovers from the recession, movies could fuel consumer spending.

VOA: standard.2010.07.06

The hum of the spinning blades is the sound of China going green as it seeks to address the growing energy demands of its rapidly modernizing consumer society and fast-paced industrialization.

VOA: standard.2010.08.03

But recent reports showed U.S.consumer confidence dipping and consumer spending down as government subsidies to purchase new cars have ended and tax credits for first-time home buyers are soon to expire.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01