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Consumer spending gains slow to 1% in August

by AP Economics Writer
| October 2, 2020 12:03 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. consumer spending slowed in August and personal income fell as a $600 weekly benefit for Americans who are unemployed during the pandemic expired.

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