Consumer confidence falls
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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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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 deteriorated in August to its lowest level in a year on concerns about a softening labor market and market turmoil stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis.
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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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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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WASHINGTON -- Consumer confidence tumbled to its lowest point in nearly 1 1/2 years as a deep housing slump and a credit crunch made people more worried about the country's economic health as well as their own.
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Consumer confidence weakened for a third month in October to its lowest since the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina as gasoline costs rose and the housing slump worsened.
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Consumer confidence in the US economy fell in August for the first time since February as job growth faded and oil prices rose to a record.
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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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U.S. consumer confidence edged lower  in September for a second straight month as persistent worries  about the job market weighed on sentiment, a report on Tuesday  said.
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As sales of home improvement items fall and consumer confidence weakens, retailers are starting to feel the effects of the housing slump.
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Market turbulence and problems in the housing market hit consumer confidence in the US in August, a survey says.
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NEW YORK -- 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 yesterday.
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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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Worries over deteriorating business conditions and a weakening job market pushed the Consumer Confidence Index lower, a business research group said.
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U.S. consumer confidence fell further than expected to a 10-month low in June as Americans grew anxious about jobs and the business climate, a survey showed on Tuesday.
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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.