US consumer confidence falls in latest week-ABC

NEW YORK, June 2 (Reuters) - ABC News said on Tuesday its
weekly index on U.S. consumer confidence, after reaching a
seven-month high in early May, fell in the latest week. The
Consumer Comfort Index dropped to -49 from -47 the prior week.

The index ranges from -100 to +100, and reached a record
low of -54, reached in the week to Dec. 1, 2008 and again in
the week ended Jan. 25, 2009.

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NATIONAL PERSONAL BUYING
W/E CCI ECONOMY FINANCES CLIMATE
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5/31 -49 7 45 24
5/24 -47 8 46 25
5/17 -45 8 48 26
5/10 -42 10 52 25
5/3 -43 9 51 26
4/26 -45 7 50 26
4/19 -47 7 48 25
4/11 -51 5 46 22
4/5 -50 7 45 23

The ABC News consumer confidence survey was based on a
sample of about 1,000 interviews conducted in the four weeks
ending May 31 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3
percentage points.
(U.S. Treasury desk; Tel: 646-223-6300)