Consumer sentiment falls in December: survey
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U.S. consumer sentiment fell in December, a prelimiary report showed on Friday, as consumers pared back their views of future financial conditions.
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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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Sales at U.S. retailers fell 0.4 percent in December and were less vigorous in November than previously thought, according to a government report on Tuesday that implied costlier energy and slumping housing prices were taking a toll on consumers.
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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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A widely watched indicator of consumer confidence jumped in December, reversing four months of declines and reaching the highest level since July, a private research group reported Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON (CBS.MW) -- Consumer sentiment fell back in late November, despite declining energy prices and an improving job market.
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German corporate morale deteriorated more than expected in December as firms took a dimmer view of current conditions, with retailers especially downbeat, a closely-watched survey showed on Wednesday.
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U.S. consumer sentiment improved in  January, spurred by growing confidence in the labor market,  while sales of existing homes hit a record in 2004 but dipped  in December, according to surveys published on Tuesday.
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Consumer sentiment fell sharply in  early February to levels associated with previous recessions,  dragged down by concerns a bleak economic outlook would raise  the unemployment rate, a survey showed on Friday.
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Consumers worried about job prospects. Raises questions about whether Americans will be in spending mood during holidays. Worries about job prospects sent consumer confidence in the United States to a seven
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Retail sales fell in December compared to a month earlier as Britain had its most disappointing Christmas shopping season in two decades, the government reported Friday.
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US consumer sentiment is at its lowest level in two years on growing concerns about weak business conditions.
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A closely watched measure of consumer confidence, the Reuters/University of Michigan survey, fell to 69.6 in February, the lowest reading since February 1992.
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US consumer sentiment rose in early December, according to a survey released on Friday, as consumers reacted positively to lower prices at the gas pump.
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Consumer sentiment slipped  unexpectedly in July, a report showed on Friday, as consumers&#039;  view of their current conditions and expectations declined  modestly.
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U.S. consumer sentiment eased in early  January, according to a survey released on Friday.
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Business & money: December sales fall 0.4% despite discounting, as housing demand also points to deepening slump