consumer spending
noun/kənˌsjuːmə ˈspendɪŋ/
/kənˌsuːmər ˈspendɪŋ/
[uncountable]- the amount of money that consumers spend on goods and services, expressed as a percentage of a country's economy
- Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of the country's economic activity.
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