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American magazine published monthly by Consumers Union, a non-profit organization founded in 1936 by Arthur Kallet, Colston Warne, and others who felt that the established Consumers Research organization was not aggressive enough. According to the magazine's website, it has approximately 4 million subscribers, and an annual testing budget of approximately $21 million U.S. Consumer Reports is known for publishing reviews and comparisons of consumer products and services based on reporting and results from its in-house testing laboratory. Consumer Reports does not accept advertising nor permit the commercial use of its reviews for selling products. Consumer Reports' tests and ratings of appliances, foods, automobiles and other products/services are highly respected. It has been said of CR's demanding tests that "if there isn't a way to test a product, we'll find a way to do it". The annual Consumer Reports new car issue, released every April, is typically the magazine's best-selling issue and is thought to influence millions of automobile purchases.
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