NEW YORK, Aug 25 (Reuters) - ABC News reported on Tuesday that its U.S. consumer confidence index edged up to a three month high in the latest week, although it still stands at historically low levels.
The Consumer Comfort Index rose to a summer high of -45 in the week to Aug. 23 from -46 the previous week, according to ABC.
The gauge first hit an all-time 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 ------------------------------------------------ 8/23 -45 8 49 25 8/16 -46 7 48 26 8/9 -47 8 47 25 8/2 -49 9 44 24 7/26 -47 9 44 26 7/19 -50 10 43 22 7/12 -51 8 43 22 7/5 -52 8 42 22
The ABC News consumer confidence survey was based on a sample of about 1,000 interviews conducted in the four weeks ending Aug. 23 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points. (U.S. Treasury desk; Tel: 646-223-6300)
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