US consumer confidence continues gains in week-ABC

Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:20pm EST

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 NEW YORK, Nov 10 (Reuters) - ABC News said on Tuesday that
its weekly gauge of U.S. consumer confidence rose for the
second straight week, edging up from a recent three-month low.

 The ABC Consumer Comfort Index rose to -46 in the week
ended Nov. 8 from a -49 the prior week.

 It was the biggest rise in the index for two consecutive
weeks since April, coming off a three-month low hit two weeks
ago.

 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. It has not
been on positive ground since March 2007.

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               NATIONAL   PERSONAL    BUYING
W/E       CCI     ECONOMY    FINANCES    CLIMATE
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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. 8 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3
percentage points.
(U.S. Treasury desk; Tel: 646-223-6300)