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Consumer spending, consumer demand, consumption, or consumption expenditure is the purchasing of goods and services by individuals or families. It is the largest part of aggregate demand at the macroeconomic level.
Frankly, if it wasn't for consumer spending, the U.S. economy would probably be in a recession. And the reason why there is a decent amount or a cautious amount of consumer spending is jobs are up, gas prices are down which is putting money in people's pockets, wages are starting to pick up faster.