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Inflation shock emerges: Americans begin to "downgrade consumption"

随着美国经济通货膨胀持续高企，消费者的购买力和购买意愿开始萎缩。据《华尔街日报》，一些全球最大零售商和制造商表示，有迹象显示人们越来越不愿意接受价格上涨，转而选择价格更低的同类商品。在新冠疫情大流行期

Inflation shock emerges: Americans begin to "downgrade consumption"

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In the UK, consumers canceled about 1.5 million video subscription accounts in the first quarter of this year, a record level.</p><p>In some staples segments, though, consumer spending has yet to show signs of declining, with Procter & Gamble recently reporting its biggest quarterly sales growth in decades;<a href=\"https://laohu8.com/S/KO\">Coca-Cola</a>The company also said that although the price was higher than the same period last year, the sales of all business units increased in the first quarter of this year. 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