We have consumers spending in a healthy but not excess pace. They are an important prop to the economy but not a major driver. Richard DeKaser
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![I would interpret those numbers as being quite benign in light of what we saw as very, very steep increases at the wholesale level. Very little of that [wholesale price increase] has leaked through to the consumer price level. That's testament to the pricing pressure across America at the retail level. - Richard DeKaser Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=SSB3b3VsZCBpbnRlcnByZXQgdGhvc2UgbnVtYmVycyBhcyBiZWluZyBxdWl0ZSBiZW5pZ24gaW4gbGlnaHQgb2Ygd2hhdCB3ZSBzYXcgYXMgdmVyeSwgdmVyeSBzdGVlcCBpbmNyZWFzZXMgYXQgdGhlIHdob2xlc2FsZSBsZXZlbC4gVmVyeSBsaXR0bGUgb2YgdGhhdCBbd2hvbGVzYWxlIHByaWNlIGluY3JlYXNlXSBoYXMgbGVha2VkIHRocm91Z2ggdG8gdGhlIGNvbnN1bWVyIHByaWNlIGxldmVsLiBUaGF0J3MgdGVzdGFtZW50IHRvIHRoZSBwcmljaW5nIHByZXNzdXJlIGFjcm9zcyBBbWVyaWNhIGF0IHRoZSByZXRhaWwgbGV2ZWwuIA==&author=ICBSaWNoYXJkIERlS2FzZXIgICAg&num=9 "I would interpret those numbers as being quite benign in light of what we saw as very, very steep increases at the wholesale level. Very little of that [wholesale price increase] has leaked through to the consumer price level. That's testament to the pricing pressure across America at the retail level. - Richard DeKaser Quotes")
