The report focuses on prices paid by consumers without insurance and in doing so excludes manufacturer rebates or discounts.

Consumers report that the high gasoline prices are having a negative impact on their frequency of shopping trips, which in turn affects spending.

These consumers don't really care about the prices.

It appears that the threshold has been reached where consumers are feeling the pinch of higher gas prices and are beginning to reduce their restaurant spending, ... We are also seeing softness in restaurant same-store sales, which we track monthly, further validating a reduction in consumer spending.

We've got a need to acquire products in the near term with all our patent expirations,

We are early in the process but there is a high level of interest from a number of parties.