Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. US Consumer Spending Up, But Could Dip as COVID Caseload Grows VOA News U.S. consumers increased their spending by 5.6% in June, the Commerce Department said Friday, following a record 8.5% consumer spending jump in May. Analysts, however, say the effects of a rapidly increasing coronavirus caseload could wipe out the turnaround. .