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Clothing costs push per person spending up in 1980s
Americans spent about 473 per person on clothing and shoes last year up 23 from 1979. The rise largely reflects higher prices, not more buying, per Kathy Prochaska Cue University of Nebraska Lincoln. The 1981 Outlook Conference in Washington cited a 17.4 percent surge in sewing materials jewelry luggage. Infants wear toddlers wear and men's shorts rose about 9.6 percent and footwear 8.2 percent.
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