consumption
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Mayor of Boston, Michelle Wu, said her office was working on opening a "consumption area" for supporters.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
The strength of both the May CPI and PPI reports signals that the Fed’s benchmark inflation gauge, the personal consumption expenditures price index, will deliver another firm print.
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The missing three million barrels are roughly equal to the combined daily oil consumption of Italy and France.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026
Named after 19th-century economist William Stanley Jevons, the paradox states that increased efficiency leading to falling costs can actually increase consumption.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026
In fact, since 1985 our consumption of all sugars—cane, beet, HFCS, glucose, honey, maple syrup, whatever—has climbed from 126 pounds to 139 pounds per person.
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
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