Consumers' mood brightened in early January
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Consumers' mood brightened in early January, but was still significantly less optimistic than a year earlier, a report showed on Friday.
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UK retail sales were weaker in January than a year ago, but shops remain cautiously optimistic about February, a study by the CBI says.
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January starts data throws cold water on hopes for recovery.
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WASHINGTON -- Shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy to go to the malls and auto dealerships in January. That propelled retail sales to a surprising rebound following a dismal December.
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Improving labor market conditions and cheaper energy prices led to a sharp increase in a widely watched indicator of consumer confidence in December, a good sign for growth heading into the new year.
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NEW YORK -- The nation's consumers grew slightly more confident in December despite underlying concerns about the health of the U.S. economy.
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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence unexpectedly rose for the second month in a row in January, a private research group reported Tuesday.
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January starts data throw cold water on hopes for recovery.
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Consumer confidence dipped at the end of December to begin the new year almost exactly where it stood at the start of 2004, according to the Washington Post-ABC News Consumer Comfort Index survey.
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US consumer sentiment brightened slightly in November, helped by cheaper gasoline and a better jobs outlook, a survey released on Wednesday showed.
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NEW YORK A new survey says consumer sentiment improved in the first half of December. The subscriber-only University of Michigan &#39;s preliminary index on consumer sentiment for December rose to 95-point-seven from 92-point-eight seen in November.
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Consumers on the Chinese mainland are most optimistic about the economic outlook of the next 12 months, according to a survey released here Wednesday by AC Nielsen.
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Consumers became a bit more optimistic toward the end of the August but still felt more cautious on the U.S. economy than they did a month ago, according to survey by the University of Michigan.
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U.S. retailers may have a happier  holiday season than expected just a month ago, as shoppers  cheer up after the elections and start thinking about what to  buy as the weather gets cold, analysts said.
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Improving labor market conditions and cheaper energy prices led to a sharp increase in a widely watched indicator of consumer confidence in the economy in December, a good sign for growth heading into the new year.
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Shoppers put aside worries about the slumping economy to go to the malls and auto dealerships in January. That propelled retail sales to a surprising rebound following a dismal December.
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U.S. consumer confidence rose in  January after improving in December, as consumers registered  greater satisfaction with the short-term outlook for the  economy than its longer-term prospects, a private business  group said.