He thought it was time to give people some big-ticket items to buy with them.
This has left them more dependent on big-ticket items that fall disproportionately during a slowdown.
Almost all transactions are between businesses for big-ticket items such as tractors and trainloads of raw materials.
But those that sell big-ticket items, such as cars and appliances, have more reason to be nervous.
The prospect of higher interest rates would encourage more people to buy homes, cars, or other big-ticket items.
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But the economy was still doing very well because people were buying big-ticket items like homes on credit.
Weekend buyers of big-ticket items such as lamps and chairs have been replaced by tourists, many just browsing.
But it will not treat the deployment of smart meters in its jurisdiction any different from other big-ticket items.
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In Brazil, sales of big-ticket items like cars have risen 80% since 2005.
Several districts noted that consumers had reduced outlays on discretionary and big-ticket items.
That would put a damper on the easy credit many Americans have accessed to buy homes and other big-ticket items.
Certain transactions, including gasoline, airline tickets, jewelry and other big-ticket items, are more likely to be flagged than restaurant charges.
But more important are the really big-ticket items that are likely to face much tougher scrutiny under the new regime.
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Most sales will be big-ticket items like power plants and locomotives, where profit margins rise rapidly after the overhead is covered.
Now that the economy is beginning to recover, credit terms have eased and consumers are feeling more confident about buying big-ticket items.
In China, Western companies have advantages in big-ticket items such as automobiles, luxury goods and technology products because of their quality and reputation.
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Abacus gives companies information on shoppers based on their buying history--from big-ticket items to knickknacks--often with details about household income, education and offspring.
These features include big-ticket items like the deductibility of mortgage interest and employer-paid health insurance premiums, plus myriad small but senseless other provisions.
That will hurt folks who really need the accounts to help with big-ticket items like orthodontia, or special education costs deemed medically necessary.
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In the U.S., recent reports showing sagging retail sales and a slump in business orders for big-ticket items have raised concerns about a slowdown.
Local restrictions notwithstanding, GM doesn't want the additional cost of building a national distribution center until more people are comfortable with buying big-ticket items online.
He warned his dire new projections do not account for White House spending requests for extra money on big-ticket items such as defense and education.
Then there are big-ticket items such as pianos, bicycles and computers.
Mr. Karzai also came to Washington with a wish list of big-ticket items that he wants the U.S. to provide to bolster his security forces.
The economic downturn and pressure on consumer spending has led many people to put off purchases of big-ticket items such as TVs and large appliances.
Big-ticket items will likely be a coveted invitation to the network's annual Video Music Awards or an invitation to an inaugural ball next January in Washington.
The abundance of exercise features can also be attributed to affordable land, making it more feasible to install big-ticket items like swimming pools, Ms. See adds.
And guaranteeing the same price to all may tempt customers of big-ticket items such as cars to buy now, rather than wait to see if prices fall.
In recent years purchasing houses and other big-ticket items based - doing so with debt really, really helped buoy the economy when many other things weren't growing.
In the 1980s, the New York revenue officers raided a high-end jewelry store that was enabling customers with out-of-state addresses to avoid state sales tax on big-ticket items.
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