US consumer spending crawls in January

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WASHINGTON (AFP) – US consumer spending slowed to a crawl in January from December, despite a sharp rise in incomes, official data showed on Monday.

The Commerce Department reported consumer spending rose a seasonally adjusted 0.2 percent in January, the weakest pace since June.

The December rise — the crucial holiday shopping season — was revised downward to 0.5 percent from 0.7 percent.
Consumer spending in January was in line with expectations but personal incomes leaped 1.0 percent after a 0.4 percent rise in December.

That was the sharpest gain in incomes since May 2009.