Private consumption, which accounts for more than half the economy, rose 0.9 percent.

What you really need is not more private consumption but help for the poor."

Private consumption has been the driving force behind the return to positive growth this year, the commission said.

But more costly oil will probably lead to higher inflation and lower private consumption.

Otherwise, interest rates will rise substantially to bring private consumption down.

The same is true for private consumption, which has been supported by the continued favourable situation in the labour market.

To combat this, the government increased taxes, limiting private consumption.

Under state law, growing marijuana for private consumption is a misdemeanor.

Thus, we will have to reduce in private consumption, and the only way to accomplish that is to raise taxes.

"But their private consumption is about half the level of West Germany's."

Economic growth is heavily reliant on private consumption and investment.

Meanwhile, private consumption barely kept up with the overall growth of the economy, hovering at 3.6 to 5.5 percent a year.

Unemployment is beginning to fall, and private consumption is rising again.

He could have made small paintings, but he had never really liked to, except for private consumption.

Private consumption is a central concern of welfare economics.

Private consumption fell 0.5 percent last year, as Germans cut back purchases of everything from new cars to vacations.

The pressure for greater investment and defense production during the 1950s had caused private consumption to grow more slowly than net material product.

Any additional tax cuts, he argues, would further increase private consumption at the expense of savings and investment.

"Well, I'll just do a few for private consumption.

But living standards were untouched, with private consumption buoyant, the bank said in its report for February.

Interest nonetheless continues among hobbyists who generally produce material for private consumption.

Nor did he confine his views to private consumption.

Purcell took an increasing interest in the theater and in music for private consumption.

As for private consumption, the realm of discretionary spending of women in families is really very small.

Official figures show that private consumption under Sandinista rule has fallen by 70 per cent.