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U.S. consumer confidence improves in May
The Conference
Board announced on Tuesday its U.S. consumer confidence gauge rose 4.9 points
to 134.1 in May from 129.2 in April.
Economists had
expected consumer confidence to come in at 130.0.
April’s
consumer confidence reading was unrevised at 129.2.
The survey
showed that the expectations index increased from 102.7 last month to 106.6
this month, while the present situation index jumped from 169.0 to 175.2.
Lynn Franco,
Senior Director of Economic Indicators at The Conference Board, noted, Consumer
Confidence posted another gain in May and is now back to levels seen last Fall
when the Index was hovering near 18-year highs. The increase in the Present
Situation Index was driven primarily by employment gains. Expectations regarding
the short-term outlook for business conditions and employment improved, but
consumers’ sentiment regarding their income prospects was mixed. Consumers
expect the economy to continue growing at a solid pace in the short-term, and
despite weak retail sales in April, these high levels of confidence suggest no
significant pullback in consumer spending in the months ahead.”
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