The sharp drop back in energy prices last week should provide a much needed boost to real consumption in the third quarter. Unfortunately, that boost from falling prices will only be temporary. Looking beyond the third quarter, households still face an incredible array of headwinds that will constrain consumption growth in 2012 and possibly beyond as well.
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