US consumer confidence rises in latest week - ABC

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Tue Aug 11, 2009 5:10pm EDT 

 NEW YORK, Aug 11 (Reuters) - ABC News reported on Tuesday
that its U.S. consumer confidence index rose in the latest
week, as many Americans became less worried about their
personal finances.
 The Consumer Comfort Index rose to -47 in the week to Aug.
9 from -49 the prior week, although the index remains in deeply
negative territory.
 The gauge first hit an all-time low of -54 in the week
ended Dec. 1, 2008, and again in the week to Jan. 25, 2009.
               ------POSITIVE VIEWS ON-------
               NATIONAL   PERSONAL    BUYING
W/E       CCI     ECONOMY    FINANCES    CLIMATE
------------------------------------------------
8/9      -47        8         47         25
8/2      -49        9         44         24
7/26     -47        9         44         26
7/19     -50       10         43         22
7/12     -51        8         43         22
7/5      -52        8         42         22
6/28     -51        8         39         26
6/21     -53        7         39         24
 The ABC News consumer confidence survey was based on a
sample of about 1,000 interviews conducted in the four weeks
ending Aug. 9 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3
percentage points.
(U.S. Treasury desk; Tel: 646-223-6300o
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