Many in the United States are also critical of the tire tariff, with some worried it will hurt American consumers.

VOA: standard.2009.09.14

With competition, experts expect prices to drop, making smartphones much more accessible to consumers around the world.

VOA: standard.2010.06.25

The idea is a joint government-manufacturer incentive plan to give consumers with old car trade-ins a $3,000 cash back deal on the purchase of any new car.

VOA: standard.2009.05.18

It was the mass-issuance of mortgages to consumers with poor credit ratings that led to a rash of mortgage defaults and home foreclosures beginning in late 2007.

VOA: standard.2009.10.01

On the other side, commercials are driving consumers, starting with small children.

VOA: standard.2010.01.23

So consumers who want to eat shrimp are faced with two choices: trust that random spot checks find any problems with seafood imports or pay more for domestic, wild harvested shrimp.

VOA: standard.2010.05.27

"They must produce a more stable system, one that protects consumers and investors, rewards innovation and is able to adapt and evolve with changes in the structure of our financial system."

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

"And basically it is to take a brief freeze frame on individual cases to see if we can really break them down and have face to face communications between those representing consumers or homeowners with lender attorneys to see if deals can be struck."

VOA: standard.2010.02.17