Consumer spending rates have risen over the past month, less than expected in light of the suffering of spending operations as a result of the bitter cold wave that hit many parts of the United States and caused a contraction in purchases by consumers. Personal Spending during the month of February rose 0.1% at the lowest expectations for a rise to 0.2% while the previous reading showing a decrease of 0.2%. Personal Income Index saw a rise higher than expected at 0.4% to approve the previous reading after it had been forecast to rise by 0.3%. Consumer spending in the United States accounts for 70% of the US economy, has been spending rates have been rising during the fourth quarter of 2014 at its highest level since 2006, which like the main support for the US economy to grow by 2.2% in light of exports and investment in business sectors slowing due high levels of the dollar and the decline in global demand. Bitter cold wave that hit the north and north-east of the country caused the reluctance of consumers spending, with expectations of return spending levels to improve in the coming months, especially with the continued improvement in the labor sector which supports real disposable income family sector, which is used in spending. Also released today data on the preferred inflation measure for the Federal Reserve, a personal consumption expenditures price index for the month of February. Where the index showed OK to forecast a 0.2% rise also increased the annual level of 0.3% also agrees to expectations. As for the core personal consumption, which excludes fuel and food prices, expenditures price index rose 0.1% in agreement with expectations, while the most important markets for 1.4% of the highest annual index of expectations rose by 1.3% and the previous reading at 1.3%. Inflation rates have been improved in the United States but is still less than the target Fed at 2%, but the head of the Fed's comments unrelenting last Friday reported that interest rates will rise this year, which indicates that the Fed confidence improved inflation to hit the target Bank during this year.