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It noted that prices rose and consumer spending has “inched down” in recent weeks.

Consumer spending inched down in recent weeks, despite some strength in electric-vehicle sales ahead of the expiration of a federal tax credit for EV buyers.

But overall, the US central bank's "Beige Book" survey of conditions showed that economic activity changed little in recent weeks, even as "consumer spending, particularly on retail goods, inched down."

The storm dumped more than two inches of rain at UCLA, not far from the Palisades burn zone and 1.27 inches in downtown Los Angeles as of 5 p.m.

By Monday evening, rain fall totals in the Bay Area ranged from around 0.5 inches to 2 inches, according to the weather service.