The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
The Commerce Department said spending increased 0.2 percent, in line with market expectations, after rising 1 percent in January. However, after adjusting for inflation, consumer spending in February fell 0.2 percent.
U.S. equity index futures were steady at lower levels after after the data, while government bond prices held at higher levels and the U.S. dollar was little changed.
Incomes fell by 0.2 percent after January’s revised 0.2 percent rise. Analysts polled by Reuters had forecast incomes to fall 0.1 percent.
Savings fell slightly to an annual rate of $450.7 billion. The savings rate was at 4.2 percent in February, indicating that households were still remaining frugal.
Prices edged up in February, with the overall personal consumption expenditures price index rising 1 percent on a year-over-year basis from 0.8 percent in January. Excluding food and energy, the index rose 1.8 percent after gaining 1.7 percent in January.
“The core price index was on the high end of expectations. This will fan inflation fears. The Fed is sowing the seeds of future inflation,” said Scott Brown, chief economist at Raymond James & Associates in St Petersburg, Florida.
The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
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