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Consumers pulled back on spending in July in the face of continuing price pressures

By Alicia Wallace, CNN (CNN) — US consumers reined in their spending in July as inflation remained stubbornly high, new Commerce Department data showed Wednesday. Consumer spending, when adjusted for inflation, was flat from the month prior, a sharp slowdown from a 0.4% gain in June, according to...

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