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US consumer spending up modest 0.2% in February

by AP Economics Writer
| March 28, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans increased their spending by a modest amount in February but the expectation is that spending will be hit hard in coming months reflecting the shutdown of the American economy by the coronavirus.

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