RPT-TABLE-Reuters/U Mich July prelim. sentiment index 64.6

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July 10 (Reuters) - The Reuters/University of Michigan
Surveys of Consumers' preliminary July consumer sentiment
index fell to 64.6 from June's final reading of 70.8 according
to a report released on Friday.

Economists in a Reuters survey expected a preliminary July
reading of 70.5.

Below is a table of the survey's components:

July-P June May April March
Sentiment 64.6 70.8 68.7 65.1 57.3
Current conditions 70.4 73.2 67.7 68.3 63.3
Expectations 60.9 69.2 69.4 63.1 53.5
1-year inflation 3.0 3.1 2.8 2.8 2.0
5-year inflation 3.1 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.6

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.