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Manteca consumer spending up 3.6%
People spent $19.9M eating out in 3Q of 2011
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Consumers are spending more at Manteca retailers and restaurants. - photo by HIME ROMERO
Manteca consumer spending is up across the board with two exceptions as municipal sales tax receipts increased 3.6 percent in the third quarter of 2011. Manteca retail outlets rang up $194.2 million in sales during July, August, and September of 2011. That compares to $187.4 million during the same three months of 2010.