TABLE-Reuters/U Mich Dec. prelim sentiment index 73.4

Dec 11 (Reuters) - Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys
of Consumers' preliminary December consumer sentiment index
rose to 73.4 from November's final reading of 67.4, according
to a report released on Friday.

Economists in a Reuters survey expected a preliminary
December reading of 68.5.

Below is a table of the survey's components:

Dec-P Nov Oct Sept Aug
Sentiment 73.4 67.4 70.6 73.5 65.7
Current conditions 79.1 68.8 73.7 73.4 66.6
Expectations 69.7 66.5 68.6 73.5 65.0
1-year inflation 2.1 2.7 2.9 2.2 2.8
5-year inflation 2.6 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8

THE SURVEY: The Reuters/University of Michigan Surveys of
Consumers, a monthly series of data on U.S. consumer
sentiment,
are produced by the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor,
Michigan. Reuters has exclusive rights to distribute the data
for six months after the release.