He pitched local governments on the spending power of a school filled with American students.
With squeezed real spending power, and unless exports can be boosted, demand in the economy diminishes.
He has also vowed to maintain the spending power of pensions, which Mr Zapatero froze.
And obviously the audience was adult women, where there is a huge amount of spending power.
The club has been looking for fresh investment to boost spending power in the transfer market.
Far from boosting the commission's spending power, they are intent on cutting it back.
It also declines to commission standard research about its readers' jobs and spending power.
This has had a "corrosive impact on the UK economy", the report concludes, as household spending power has shrunk.
They are also nervous about the spending power and energy clout of a resurgent Russia.
Tata has a clear vision: to exploit India's low costs and the West's spending power.
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For four years, 1999-2002, much of rural India suffered from failed monsoons, seriously denting spending power.
Bad news: the most resilient and powerful economic force--the spending power of U.S. consumers--is beginning to falter.
With interest rates now rising, this ready source of spending power may be about to dry up.
It is time for an even greater shift in spending power from the West to the East.
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Freeing up the financial system would give consumers more spending power and improve the allocation of capital.
Which has increased the spending power of households and companies, and presumably has had some positive economic impact.
We need to see salaries rise across the board, that will help boost the spending power of consumers.
If the levy on bank accounts is approved, it would reduce spending power and likely deter capital inflows.
When consumers have less spending power as a result of higher utility bills, the market takes the hit.
Mr. Mahathir is just the latest high-profile knight errant charging the dragon that is scorching our spending power.
Their spending power would have made a difference to the many Swatis working in the fledgling hospitality business.
Across England and Wales, councils' spending power will be 1.7% lower, but KCC said it would lose 1.9%.
In a democracy, politicians and the public are unlikely to accept depressed spending power if they can help it.
There is no gain in spending power in the community as many allege.
They lay all this out for me because they have the spending power.
The US is more used to the term, due to the size of its economy and its spending power.
The young generation has spending power and holds the future in their hands.
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Some retailers' profitability could suffer as they wait for the spending power of the emerging middle class to increase.
In principle, a stronger yuan would help by making exports less profitable and by giving consumers more spending power.
But unemployment is rising, which will curb spending power, and those still in work are likely to save more.
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