http://oregonbusinessreport.com/2009/01/consumer-spending-and-the-end-of-the-recession/ Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:23:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://oregonbusinessreport.com/2009/01/consumer-spending-and-the-end-of-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-645 Trevor Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:51:52 +0000 http://oregonbizreport.com/?p=613#comment-645 I liek what Bill had to say on savings. There will come a time in the follwoing months when people begin to spend down the reserves they have built. But the 2008 gas spike followed by the recession has made people change some of their habits. People are into a preservation mode and that will last for some time. I liek what Bill had to say on savings. There will come a time in the follwoing months when people begin to spend down the reserves they have built. But the 2008 gas spike followed by the recession has made people change some of their habits. People are into a preservation mode and that will last for some time.

]]> http://oregonbusinessreport.com/2009/01/consumer-spending-and-the-end-of-the-recession/comment-page-1/#comment-644 Alpha Dog Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:27:32 +0000 http://oregonbizreport.com/?p=613#comment-644 Bad consumer attitudes? Cutbacks, layoffs and salary freezes are the norm. There seems to be no positive change on the horizon. These feelinsg consumers have are more in tune than the forecasters. Bad consumer attitudes? Cutbacks, layoffs and salary freezes are the norm. There seems to be no positive change on the horizon. These feelinsg consumers have are more in tune than the forecasters.

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