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Consumer confidence — is an economic indicator which measures the degree of optimism that consumers feel about the overall state of the economy and their personal financial situation. How confident people feel about stability of their incomes determines their spending …   Wikipedia

Consumer Price Index — consumer price in·dex n: an index measuring the change in the cost of typical wage earner purchases of goods and services in some base period – called also cost of living index; Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. Consumer …   Law dictionary

consumer — con‧sum‧er [kənˈsjuːmə ǁ ˈsuːmər] noun [countable] 1. MARKETING a person who buys goods, products, and services for their own use, not for business use or to resell: • Demand for autos is increasing as consumers feel more confident about the… …   Financial and business terms

consumer — /ksnsfyjuwmsr/ One who consumes. Individuals who purchase, use, maintain, and dispose of products and services. Users of the final product. A member of that broad class of people who are affected by pricing policies, financing practices, quality… …   Black's law dictionary

Consumer Goods — Products that are purchased for consumption by the average consumer. Alternatively called final goods, consumer goods are the end result of production and manufacturing and are what a consumer will see on the store shelf. Clothing, food,… …   Investment dictionary

Consumer Packaged Goods - CPG — A type of good that is consumed every day by the average consumer. The goods that comprise this category are ones that need to be replaced frequently, compared to those that are usable for extended periods of time. While CPGs represent a market… …   Investment dictionary

Consumer Reports — cover dated November 2005 Editorial Director Kevin McKean Categories Consumer advocacy Frequency Monthly …   Wikipedia

Consumer leverage ratio — is a term popularized by William Jarvis and Dr. Ian C MacMillan in a series of articles in the Harvard Business Review and refers to the ratio of total household debt, as reported by the Federal Reserve System to disposable personal income, as… …   Wikipedia

Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs — is a public, grant funded project of Consumer Reports Health that provides unbiased information about prescription medicines to help consumers make smart drug choices. The project’s mission is to educate consumers on safe, effective and lower… …   Wikipedia

Consumer Prices Index — (CPI) United Kingdom One of two consumer price indices used as the domestic measure of inflation in the UK (see also Retail Prices Index (RPI)). The CPI is published by the Office for National Statistics. It measures the average change from month …   Law dictionary

Consumer Priority Service — is an international provider of repair services and extended warranty solutions for the consumer electronics and appliance industries. Corporate headquarters are located in Kings County, New York with regional offices in Newark, NJ and Florida.… …   Wikipedia