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Luxury Loses (Some) Luster

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Demography Unplugged
Mar 12, 2014
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According to The Wall Street Journal, the sales of the most extravagant lifestyle amenities, like personal jets and boats, grew 8.0 percent last year, while overall consumer spending in America grew by only 2.5 percent. Luxury spending, after plunging during the Great Recession, has surged during the recovery—one of many indicators that America’s highes…

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