Consumer Confidence Plummets in August
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Consumer confidence, which had been on the rise since April, declined unexpectedly sharply in August, a private research group said Tuesday.
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Consumer sentiment took its sharpest  plunge in nearly two years during August while home prices  swooned in the second quarter, according to reports that show  the housing crisis taking its toll.
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NEW YORK - Consumer confidence declined in September for the second consecutive month, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.    The Consumer Confidence Index fell 1.9 points to 96.8 from a revised reading of 98.7 in August, according to The Conference Board...
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Stocks fell on Tuesday, with the Nasdaq losing 1 percent, after a report showed consumer confidence fell in August, heightening concern about the fallout from the housing slump.
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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 in the US falls by more than expected to its lowest level since November 2005.
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Continued job worries resulted in an unexpected decline in consumer confidence in September, the second consecutive monthly dip, a New York-based private research group said Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON -- Retail sales in August posted the weakest showing in two months as worried consumers curbed their spending habits.
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Consumer prices in August fell for the first time in 10 months, as another big drop in energy costs offset higher food prices.
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US consumer confidence hasdropped to its lowest levels since the middle of the northern summer amid worries about high energy prices, uncertainty about the labor market and anxiety
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Job worries helped push consumer confidence down in September for the second consecutive month, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
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In a sign of persistent weakness in the US economy, a widely watched measure of business activity declined in August for the third consecutive month.
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A closely watched measure of future economic activity fell in August for a third consecutive month, reflecting an uncertain climate for both businesses and consumers.
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U.S. 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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NEW YORK -- Americans' faith in the economy tumbled in August to a nine-month low, which could translate to tightened purse strings if job growth stumbles or fuel costs rebound.
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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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Orders for big-ticket manufactured goods dropped at the sharpest rate in seven months in August, adding to signals of a slowdown in the nationâs industrial sector.