Mainland consumers optimistic about economic outlook: survey
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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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A survey shows Japanese companies at their most optimistic in more than two years.
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U.S. 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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U.S. consumers' mood brightened  slightly more than expected in September, a report showed on  Friday, and their inflation expectations slipped.
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Price and consumer satisfaction are not necessarily fellow travelers, according to a survey of new-home buyers. But buyers of new homes in the greater Bay Area were for the most part satisfied with the people
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U.S. consumer sentiment rose in  January to its highest in two years on favorable expectations  for the U.S. economy and for higher wage gains, a survey showed  on Friday.
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U.S. consumers will curb spending  this year after being hit by continued troubles in the housing  sector, but business investment is set to pick up, adding to  economic growth later this year, according to a survey of  economists released on Sunday.
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American consumers will greet the new year in a good mood, the latest measure of consumer sentiment shows. The Conference Board&#39;s index of consumer confidence jumped to a five-month high of 102.3 in December
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Consumer confidence soured in May, as Americans fretted about the job outlook and the overall economy&#039;s future, a private research group said Tuesday.
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U.S. consumer confidence increased  modestly in June but uncertainty about the near future  suggested the economy may be poised to slow in the months  ahead, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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Don&#39;t expect higher gas prices to dull gift-giving this year: Consumers plan to spend a bit more on holiday gifts and merchandise, according to a survey released Wednesday.
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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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Swedish consumer confidence picked up in December as Swedes became more optimistic about future jobs, expected slower price growth and were more willing tobuy cars and consumer durables, Radio Sweden reported ...
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U.S. consumers have grown more  cheerful so far this month as the hotly contested presidential  election drew to a close and job prospects seemed to improve,  according to a survey released on Friday.
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One in three Americans expects a U.S. recession in the next year, and less than a quarter think home prices will rise, according to a Reuters/Zogby poll released on Wednesday.
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Small and mid-sized companies are  optimistic about the U.S. economy&#39;s prospects in 2007 on the  back of brisk first-quarter sales and increased revenue,  according to a survey released on Tuesday.
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) yesterday offered an optimistic assessment of prospects for the world&#39;s leading industrialised economies.