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<p>Shoppers at Best Buy leave the store as an employee walks a big screen to their car at Best Buy in Victorville, Calif, on Friday, March 30, 2012. U.S. consumers boosted their spending in February by the most in seven months, raising expectations for stronger growth at the start of the year. Consumer spending rose 0.8 percent last month, as their income barely grew, the Commerce Department said Friday. (AP Photo/The Victor Valley Daily Press, David Pardo)</p>

<p>Shoppers at Best Buy leave the store as an employee walks a big screen to their car at Best Buy in Victorville, Calif, on Friday, March 30, 2012. U.S. consumers boosted their spending in February by the most in seven months, raising expectations for stronger growth at the start of the year. Consumer spending rose 0.8 percent last month, as their income barely grew, the Commerce Department said Friday. (AP Photo/The Victor Valley Daily Press, David Pardo)</p>

May 1, 2012

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U.S. consumers slow down in March
May 1, 2012 9:15 p.m.

U.S. consumers slow down in March

WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans increased their spending more slowly in March, a sign that scant pay increases may be causing consumers to become more cautious.