| 11. | The big ticket item is the weather.
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| 12. | Additionally, demand for big ticket items like autos, in particular, remains lackluster.
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| 13. | So we push the big ticket items.
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| 14. | Consumers rushed to buy automobiles, homes and other big ticket items before the increase.
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| 15. | But big ticket items have to wait.
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| 16. | Big ticket items such as Emmaus were missing anyway, so I will add those.
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| 17. | Strong consumer confidence usually heralds solid spending on big ticket items such as houses and cars.
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| 18. | Meanwhile, sales of other big ticket items such as air conditioners and refrigerators remain sluggish.
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| 19. | Those bankruptcies have contributed to a decline in consumer spending on big ticket items like cars and homes.
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| 20. | "I don't understand it because it's a big ticket item ."
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