US consumer confidence, economy hopes rise-ABC News

NEW YORK, Oct 6 (Reuters) - ABC News said on Tuesday that
its weekly gauge of U.S. consumer confidence edged higher,
thanks to optimistic views on the national economy.

The Consumer Comfort Index rose to -45 in the week ended
Oct. 4, after spending two weeks at a flat reading of -46.

Positive views on the U.S. economy touched their highest
level in a year, according to ABC.

However, the CCI continues to stay in deeply negative
territory.

The index first hit a record 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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10/4 -45 11 44 27
9/27 -46 10 45 26
9/20 -46 10 45 26
9/13 -49 9 44 24
9/6 -48 8 45 25
8/30 -45 8 48 27
8/23 -45 8 49 25
8/16 -46 7 48 26
8/9 -47 8 47 25
8/2 -49 9 44 24

The ABC News consumer confidence survey was based on a
sample of about 1,000 interviews conducted in the four weeks
ended Oct. 4 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3
percentage points.