“Average Consumer Doesn’t Eat IPads”
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QE boosts stock prices and
commodities
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Rising equity prices aresupporting the spending of upper income groups
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Three-quarters of
equities by householdsare held by the top 10%of the income distribution
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Rising commodity prices are
hurting low income
households
9.05.34.23.42.00246810LowestQuintile234TopQuintile
Percent of After-Tax Income Spent on Gasoline in2009
ndrdth
32.015.711.09.67.0010203040LowestQuintile234TopQuintile
Percent of After-Tax Income Spent on Food in2009
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