Feb 29 (Reuters) - The Reuters/University of Michigan
Surveys of Consumers final February consumer sentiment index
fell to 70.8 from January's final reading of 78.4, according to
a report released on Friday.
Economists in a Reuters survey expected a final February
reading of 70.0.
Below is a table of the survey's components:
Feb Jan Dec Nov Oct
Sentiment 70.8 78.4 75.5 76.1 80.9
Current conditions 83.8 94.4 91.0 91.5 97.6
Expectations 62.4 68.1 65.6 66.2 70.1
1-year inflation 3.6 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.1
5-year inflation 3.0 3.0 3.1 2.9 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.
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