Article: State report on 'mature' consumers cites impact of aging baby boomers. (New York State)

State report on `mature' consumers cites impact of aging baby boomers

ALBANY (UPI) -- As New Yorkers go gray, the economy is going to get greener, according to a state Senate report from the Senate Republican task force on aging.

The study says the nation will witness the greatest spending spree in history over the next three decades as today's baby boomers hit their peak earnings and then retire.

The report said households headed by 55- to 64-year-olds already spend 7 percent more than the average household and expects the trend to continue.

"Baby boomers have lived in an era of plenitude, an atmosphere different from the pennywise ...

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