Consumer Quotes

Zinc stockpiles keep coming down. Consumers are still buying at high prices. - Andrew Silver

You've seen a general malaise in consumer enthusiasm to shopping at malls, so that's been a contributing factor (to lower department store sales) and there's also a bit of malaise in terms of interest in leading (department store) brands. That might be because department stores are getting a little stale and they lack freshness. - Richard Church

You've got to be crazy not to meet your consumer [online]. [Advertisers] know they have to be online. - Charles Buchwalter

You've got to ask yourself, will we have another 100-to-150 basis-point decline in mortgage rates? ... I would say that's a stretch, so it's not going to be a reliable source of funds for consumers -- we'll need to see the economy turning around. - Anthony Chan

You've got a recession in the auto and computer industries, you've got inventories piling up, you've got mediocre consumer spending, you've got a terrible stock market. I think the time to cut rates is now and I think they are in a good position to do it. If the Fed shows tomorrow that they realize this economy needs stimulus, I think it would be a wonderful gift for the stock market. - Greg Valliere

You're seeing more consumer interest in alternative fuels like natural gas and diesel. In Europe it's already gained a lot of traction. And a lot of automakers are jumping on the hybrid bandwagon. - Mike Chung

You're seeing a situation where the consumers are spending every penny they possibly can and borrowing on top of that. - Joel Naroff

You're seeing a big shift in the spending patterns of consumers. - Dave Long

You're not talking about a full-blown business-cycle recovery here, which is something like 6 percent GDP growth for a year... To get that, you'll need the whole economy operating in full-growth mode, and clearly the consumer isn't. - Ethan Harris