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US consumers spending more

People in the US are spending more than earlier in the year as the country's consumer sentiment survey results rise to a three-month high.

Sam Fenwick is joined by Ralph Silva, broadcasting analyst from Yorkville University in Canada and Yoko Ishikura, a Professor at Hitotsubashi University and a member of the World Economic Forum鈥檚 Expert Network.

People in the US are spending more than earlier in the year as the country's consumer sentiment survey results rise to a three-month high.

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(Picture: NEW YORK, NEW YORK - JUNE 10: People shop at a grocery store on June 10, 2022 in New York City. Picture Credit: Getty Images).

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