Consumer Sentiment Eases in January - Survey
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U.S. consumer sentiment eased in early  January, according to a survey released on Friday, as shoppers'  holiday shopping bills came due for payment.
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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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Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January &#151; the weakest showing in five months &#151; as a big drop in demand for cars offset strength at clothing and department stores. Spending was powered mostly by consumers anxious to use holiday gift cards.
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U.S. consumer sentiment picked up  above 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.
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U.S. consumers' mood brightened a bit  in late December, but still soured for the month as a whole,  the third straight month that it did so, leaving sentiment near  its lowest since Hurricane Katrina, a report showed on Friday.
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Confidence among US consumers rose unexpectedly in January, figures show.
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The mood of consumers brightened a bit in January, even amid the constant drumbeat of talk about a possible recession, weak jobs market and falling stock prices.
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Retail sales fell 0.3 percent in January  --  the weakest showing in five months  --  as a big drop in demand for cars offset strength at clothing and department stores. Spending was powered mostly by consumers anxious to use holiday gift cards.
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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.
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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.
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Consumers' assessment of the economy held largely steady this month, according to a university research report released Friday.
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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.
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Growth in U.S. factory output eased in  January as companies received fewer orders, although managers  showed a renewed willingness to hire.
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The January sales achieved only small growth in High Street activity, according to an industry survey.
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The consumer sentiment index slipped to 95.8 from 95.9 in August. Economists were expecting the index would tick up to 96.5. The index will be updated in two weeks to reflect surveys returned throughout September.
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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. retail sales dipped 0.3 percent in January as automobile sales fell sharply, but purchases outside the volatile car sector gained a healthy 0.6 percent, a government report showed on Tuesday.