Plunging gasoline prices to fuel real consumption

A further fall in gasoline prices to close to $3 a gallon, from a recent peak of $4, will provide a near-term kick to real consumption growth just at a time when it appears to be fading fast. But a sustained and significant surge in consumption growth cannot happen without a major pick-up in jobs growth.

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