Consumer confidence down in August
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Consumer confidence weakened in August as volatile financial markets and housing problems took a toll, a private research group said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON - Shoppers turned a bit tightfisted in August, dropping sales at the nation's retailers by 0.3 percent, providing fresh evidence of an erratic pace of consumer spending in recent months.    The decline in sales reported by the Commerce Department on Tuesday came after shoppers pushed sales up by a solid 0.8 percent in July as consumers' willingness to spend revived after a June lull...
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Consumer confidence slid in June amid concern that high gasoline prices and a slumping housing industry might be undermining the job market.
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A measure of consumer confidence slid  to a nine-month low in August as worries about job growth and  the economy overshadowed a pause by the Federal Reserve in  raising interest rates, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK - Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said Tuesday.    The Consumer Confidence Index dropped 7.5 points to 98.2 from a revised reading of 105.7 in July, according to a report from The Conference Board...
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US consumer confidence edged lower again in September after falling in August, as persistent worries about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on Tuesday said.
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German business confidence dropped in August, reflecting concerns about economic recovery in the country, a survey made by a leading economic institute showed Thursday.
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NEW YORK -- Consumer confidence fell more than expected in June as shoppers fretted about jobs, a private research group said Tuesday.
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Consumer confidence dropped to its lowest levels since midsummer amid worries about high energy prices, uncertainty about the labor market and anxiety about making major purchases like a car or a home.
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A string of government reports on  Thursday offered a mixed picture of the U.S. economy while  unexpectedly poor August sales at major U.S. retailers fanned  fears about consumer spending.
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U.S. consumer confidence retreated in August while Chicago-area business activity slowed, according to reports on Tuesday that added to worries the economy's patch of slow growth may last beyond the summer.
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U.S. consumer confidence slipped to a  nine-month low in August on inflation and job worries, while  minutes of the Federal Reserve's policy meeting showed most  officials thought inflation would ease in the months ahead.
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Consumer Prices Index inflation, the Governmentâs target measure, fell to 1.3 per cent in August, down from 1.4 per cent in July.
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Consumer confidence slid in June as Americans began to worry that high gas prices and a slumping housing industry may be undermining the health of the job market.
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Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said today.
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NEW YORK, October 27  - US consumer confidence has declined to a seven-month low this month on persisting job concerns, according to the Conference Board.
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U.S. consumer sentiment surpassed  expectations in late August after declining earlier in the  month as oil prices eased from record highs and security fears  abated, according to sources who saw a survey on Friday.