US consumer confidence at three-month high - ABC

NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - ABC News reported on Tuesday
that its U.S. consumer confidence index edged up to a three
month high in the latest week, although it still stands at
historically low levels.

The Consumer Comfort Index rose to a summer high of -45 in
the week to Aug. 23 from -46 the previous week, according to
ABC.

The gauge first hit an all-time low of -54 in the week to
Dec. 1, 2008, and again in the week to Jan. 25, 2009.

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NATIONAL PERSONAL BUYING
W/E CCI ECONOMY FINANCES CLIMATE
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8/23 -45 8 49 25
8/16 -46 7 48 26
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

The ABC News consumer confidence survey was based on a
sample of about 1,000 interviews conducted in the four weeks
ending Aug. 23 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3
percentage points.
(U.S. Treasury desk; Tel: 646-223-6300)