How to Use consumer in a Sentence

consumer

noun
  • Many consumers are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.
  • Chapman said that, while an uptick in consumer price growth was expected toward the end of the year, services inflation remained sticky.
    Sophie Kiderlin,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2024
  • The agency also said that consumer prices are expected to drop by 0.8% from November.
    Charley Grant, WSJ, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Over the summer, consumer prices peaked at 9.1 percent compared with the year before, the highest level in 40 years.
    Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2023
  • Shelton dismissed the deflation fears and the impact on consumer psychology.
    Matt Egan, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
  • Indians are drawing comfort from easing consumer prices in the past couple of months, but the latest inflation numbers also carry a caveat.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Euro-area inflation returned to single digits for the first time since August, fueling hopes that the bloc’s worst-ever spike in consumer prices has peaked.
    Denitsa Tsekova, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Economic events have hampered that message, particularly fast-rising consumer prices.
    Jim Tankersley, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2023
  • Rising consumer prices in the U.S. moderated again last month, bolstering hopes that inflation’s grip on the economy will ease.
    Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
  • Record gasoline prices, supply chain troubles and Russia’s war in Ukraine drove consumer prices higher, prompting workers to demand bigger raises.
    Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2022
  • That would be good for consumers but also for the climate.
    Andrew Stuttaford, National Review, 11 Feb. 2024
  • But American consumers have yet to take to live shopping in the same way.
    Kalley Huang, New York Times, 10 May 2023
  • So far, consumers have largely been willing to put up with it.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2023
  • But climate change should not be a free pass for gouging consumers, Chabria said.
    Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Clear warning labels to alert consumers that the product contains THC and should be kept out of reach of kids.
    Sarah Cottrell, Parents, 12 Sep. 2023
  • And consumers already owe almost $1 trillion on their charge cards, up 17% jump from last year and a record high.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 17 May 2023
  • In contrast, the new spot is about reminding consumers that Oreo has always been a snack at the top of consumer minds.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Predators who abused women, fraudsters who ripped off consumers, cheaters who broke the rules for their own gain.
    ABC News, 28 July 2024
  • But that could leave fewer options for consumers with less money to spare.
    Anne D'innocenzio, Dallas News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Don’t forget that the influencer is your first consumer.
    Anthony Coppers, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
  • But other experts say consumers shouldn’t get their hopes up.
    Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Many years ago, some of the farming practices for raising tilapia led consumer to avoid it, but the industry has since made changes.
    Bethany Thayer, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2024
  • To avoid this risk, consumers should set up auto-pay or keep track of payment due dates to avoid falling behind.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Bottle the wine—or transfer it to cans or boxes—before shipping it to store shelves or consumers.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Denny’s does not appear to be phased by the more conscious consumer.
    Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 17 May 2024
  • With Black Friday only about a week away, there are signs consumers aren't in a jolly, high-spending mood.
    Marley Jay, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The site isn’t a consumer genealogy tool, and users don’t have access to their own matches.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2023
  • But most of that ad revenue was tied to its retail business, where sellers are fighting to get in front of consumers.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Apr. 2023
  • The extra capital will help Chongqing Ant make more loans to Chinese consumers.
    WSJ, 28 Sep. 2023
  • These new rules mean real change for the more than 450 million consumers inside E.U. borders.
    Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 7 Mar. 2024

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