Personal spending rises as expected Malta Independent Friday, 27 September 2013, 14:39 Last update: about 14 years ago <a href='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/ck.php?n=afef72b0&cb=0' target='_blank'><img data-src='https://ads.independent.com.mt/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=22&cb=0&n=afef72b0' border='0' alt='' /></a> Personal spending rose 0.3% in August as expected, up from 0.1% and personal income rose 0.4% also as expected.