| Each year many retailers cannot wait until the | | | | routinely report that they are paying $200 per week |
| back-to-school retailing boom. Parents take their kids | | | | on fuel from their cars. This is money that they |
| shopping for shoes, clothes and school supplies. It is | | | | would've spent on other things for the family and also |
| nearly a $50 billion spending spree in the United States. | | | | for back-to-school supplies, close and shoes. |
| Unfortunately the back-to-school retailers Bonanza of | | | | Luckily for the time being the unemployment rate is |
| the past few years has been less than expected and | | | | significantly low and 4.7% nationwide and that means |
| yet this year is about on track from the revised | | | | that there is money of money flow in the retail space |
| estimates. Many corporations that sell retail are | | | | of the economy, but much of that is handed over for |
| pleased with the results of the back-to-school sales, | | | | fuel cost to drive the family cars to and from work |
| but others are somewhat worried as they were not | | | | and to take the kids to soccer practice or school. As |
| quite what they expected. Why is this you ask? | | | | the average American pays more for gasoline they |
| Well, much of the problem with the consumer spending | | | | have less money to spend on other items and this is |
| during the retail back-to-school periods has to do with | | | | one of the problems that the American consumer is |
| consumer debt and the cost of gasoline. Many families | | | | currently facing. Consider all this in 2006. |