U.S. consumer spending, inflation rise in June | Reuters

U.S. consumer spending, inflation rise in June
| Reuters


The Commerce Department said on Friday consumer spending rose 0.5 percent, lifted by automobile purchases and higher gasoline prices. May's increase was revised down to 0.2 percent from a previously reported 0.3 percent.

 

June's increase in consumer spending, which accounts for more than two-thirds of U.S. economic activity, was in line with economists' expectations.
A price index for consumer spending rose 0.4 percent, the largest gain since February. It had edged up 0.1 percent in May. Over the past 12 months, inflation rose 1.3 percent, still below the Fed's 2 percent target.
The index advanced 1.1 percent in the period through May.
With prices picking up, consumer spending adjusted for inflation nudged up 0.1 percent. The so-called consumer spending, which goes into the calculation of gross domestic product, had increased by the same margin in May.
Key word: Inflation, tell me dear reader do you see 1.3% inflation when you go grocery shopping? Obviously Ben and company sends the maid out for Grocery's.