U.S. consumer confidence falls in latest week -ABC

NEW YORK, Nov 24 (Reuters) - ABC News said on Tuesday that
its weekly measure of U.S. consumer confidence fell in the
latest week.

The ABC Consumer Comfort Index fell to -47 in the week
ended Nov. 22 from -45 the prior week.

The index is now just 1 point above the 2009 average of
-48.

The index hit a record low of -54 in the week to Dec. 1,
2008, and matched that record in the week to Jan. 25, 2009. It
has not seen positive ground since March 2007.

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NATIONAL PERSONAL BUYING
W/E CCI ECONOMY FINANCES CLIMATE
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11/22 -47 10 43 26
11/15 -45 11 46 25
11/8 -46 11 45 25
11/1 -49 10 42 24
10/25 -51 10 43 21
10/18 -50 11 41 23
10/11 -48 11 42 25
10/4 -45 11 44 27

The ABC News consumer confidence survey was based on a
sample of about 1,000 interviews conducted in the four weeks
ending Nov. 22 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3
percentage points.
((U.S. Treasury desk; Tel: 646-223-6300))