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concern in several Districts. Consumer Spending and Tourism Consumer spending

concern about whether sales would continue to grow after the expiration...concern that lease concessions from landlords were putting downward pressure

and/or auto sales. In contrast, tourism was generally described as strong...and, to a lesser extent, Philadelphia noted relative strength in demand

concern for the summer. Except for trucking, reports from the service ...concern that higher gas prices may negatively affect travel and tourism

and/or shorter terms. CDFIs also expressed concern about how regional ...Treasury. This memo summarizes responses to an additional question focused

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and, most important, the development of new intermediaries to supply it...And, it is noteworthy that our measures of local market competition have