I think the author is cherry-picking numbers to support her thesis. In any case, here are some opposing views:
U.S. consumer spending surged 0.9 percent in March, the biggest gain in nearly a decade, as inflation pressures remain non-existent.
The March gain in US consumer spending was the biggest monthly increase since August 2009, the Commerce Department reported April 29. while inflation rose just 0.2 percent and has risen only 1.5 percent over the past 12 months.
http://www.alaskajournal.com/2019-05-01/us-consumer-spending...
Average hourly earnings in April were 3.2 percent higher than a year earlier, the ninth straight month in which growth topped 3 percent, the Labor Department
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/02/business/economy/wage-gro...