Relatively subdued gasoline and grocery costs and moderate wage increases are keeping Americans optimistic that their incomes will stretch further. At the same time, consumers’ assessments of current economic conditions were the weakest in almost a year, which may keep spending moderate after an August slowdown. “Low inflation continues to be a source of strength that has offset meager, although improved, income increases and boosted real income expectations,” Richard Curtin, director of the University of Michigan consumer survey, said in a statement. “The slightly improved outlook for the economy came despite unchanged jobs prospects and the expectation of rising interest rates.”
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