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NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman about consumer spending and debt, and what it tells us about the overall health of the economy. The American economy is a consumer economy.

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President Donald Trump has rarely passed up the opportunity to tell Americans that the U.S. economy, with his hand at the wheel, is roaring. His administration has held up GDP growth rates, high ...

The American economy is a consumer economy. These days, consumer spending accounts for around 70% of the gross domestic product. And what's GDP? It's the economic output of a nation - the added-up ...