Does consumer sentiment predict regional consumption?

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Review

Volumn 87, Issue 2 I, 2005, Pages 123-135

  Garrett, Thomas A ^a   Hernández Murillo, Rubén ^a   Owyang, Michael T ^a  

^a FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF ST LOUIS   (United States)

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EID: 33646423849     PISSN: 00149187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20955/r.87.123-135     Document Type: Review

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