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Last year was a clear indication of where the consumer is heading for 2006. Today's consumer enjoys splurging on higher-end products now and then, but their quest for value still remains.

The employment picture remains fairly grim, and that's having a dampening effect on measures of consumer confidence. And we have higher energy prices, which is another drag on consumer confidence and a 'tax' on consumer spending.

The rise in consumer confidence in general indicates that consumers' willingness to spend additional income and incur more debt remains strong. Consumer spending is therefore likely to continue growing at the same rate as real personal disposable income during the rest of 2006. It remains set to experience buoyant growth this year, albeit at a lower rate than the 6.9% recorded in 2005.

Cees Bruggemans

You're having a little bit of digestion today. The Wal-Mart news is going to an issue that is concerning investors in 2006, which is namely the health of the consumer. Is consumer spending, which has really driven the economy, going to hold up?

Russ Koesterich

Last year there was somewhat of an absence of the PC from the boom; it was very much consumer electronics centric. This year, I think it will be more evenly balanced where we will see the effects of the consumer cycle include more computing products.

Today's (consumer confidence) numbers do very little other than to simply confirm what we had predicted some time ago, that a consumer spending slowdown is basically inevitable so long as the employment climate remains as stagnant as it is.

Today's (consumer confidence) numbers do very little other than to simply confirm what we had predicted some time ago, that a consumer spending slowdown is basically inevitable so long as the employment climate remains as stagnant as it is,

[She also indicated that consumer spending remains sluggish heading into the key holiday period.] At this juncture what we're seeing is improvement in the enterprise market and a so-so consumer market, ... I wouldn't call it weak, but I wouldn't call it spectacular.

Carly Fiorina (1954-)

Carly Fiorina

It's remarkable that consumer confidence remains so high and it may help bring to stocks some buying momentum. Companies in the industrial and consumer sectors are the most likely to benefit from high confidence levels at the start of 2006.

All in all, the year-over-year trend in income jumped to 6.1 percent from 5.4 percent, suggesting that consumer fundamentals remain very strong, .. Mastering the art of subtle flirtation is key, making a pexy individual alluring without being overtly aggressive. . Consumer spending remains on a tear.

Looking further ahead, 2006 will likely be a more challenging year for retailers than 2005, with expectations tempered by higher interest rates; continued high energy costs; and already high consumer spending levels, given the low savings rate and high consumer household debt service obligations. Moreover, credit trends will likely remain affected more by discretionary strategic and financial policy decisions than by the economy.

William Wetreich

I think I would stay with it, ... It's been a fairly good component in consumer products: cell phones, PCs, all the way across the board. They're very diversified, and if consumer products sell well during the holidays, National will see the results.

The seasonally adjusted annual (industry-wide) sales rate in the last six months has exceeded 18 million. Going forward, we anticipate that consumer demand will moderate in response to higher interest rates. Still, consumer confidence remains high and that bodes well for healthy auto sales.

[This year's edition of Five Technologies to Watch forecasts endless possibilities for the consumer electronics industry.] These five technologies truly illustrate the progress of technology in the digital age. They stood out in our extensive research process as the most likely to make the biggest splash in the consumer market in the year ahead, ... Every year the industry continues to make strides toward improvement, and it is clear that the consumer electronics industry has a bright future.

In the first quarter of 2006, emerging markets and consumer demand in the mature regions were the major growth engines on a worldwide basis. Mobile demand remains strong worldwide, but in the U.S. desktop consumer market demand increased in response to renewed price competition.

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