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

NEW YORK, Nov 1 (Reuters) - ABC News said on Tuesday its
weekly measure of U.S. consumer confidence rose from last
week's three-month low, as positive views on the buying climate
lifted from a year-low.

The ABC Consumer Comfort Index rose to -49 in the week
ended Nov. 1 from a -51 the prior week.

While the index broke from its two-week stretch at -50 or
lower, it still lies in deeply negative territory, just below
its 2009 average of -48.

The CCI has come it at -40 or lower for 80 weeks and has
not been on positive ground since March 2007.

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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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
9/27 -46 10 45 26
9/20 -46 10 45 26
9/13 -49 9 44 24
9/6 -48 8 45 25

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