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Topic: Consumer Reports Employment IndexRetail activity remains at weakest point since April 2009
The Consumer Reports Index’s trouble tracker measure climbed to 39.2 from 34.0 a month earlier—an increase that was entirely fueled by an epic 23.3-point jump among those households earning $100,000 or more. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Report Index shows Americans’ Financial Woes Fall to Lowest Level in Four YearsSentiment Stable as Employment Measure Records Third Straight Month in Positive Territory
The Consumer Reports trouble tracker has dropped more than 50 percent from its high-water mark in September 2009, when this measure reached 68.7. The greatest drop in financial difficulties over the past 30 days was among those in households earning less than $50,000, followed by the most affluent in homes earning $100,000 or more. Amidst this general drop in financial difficulties, middle-income Americans experienced a slight rise in financial troubles. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Reports Index shows Consumer Sentiment Jumps to Highest Level Since 2008
The Consumer Reports Index, an overall measure of Americans’ personal financial health, shows that consumer sentiment now stands at 54.5, up from 50.1 last month. The improvement was broad-based, crossing all income and education groups, but the greatest gain was among lower-income consumers in households earning less than $50,000. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Reports Index shows Retail Spending Declines as Americans Report Increased Financial Troubles and Stagnant Sentiment LevelsPositive Signs for Sale of Spring, Summer Seasonal Retail Items
The Consumer Reports Index’s sentiment measure was unchanged from last month at 50.1. Looking at the longer trend, consumers’ attitudes concerning the economy are neither advancing nor retreating and sentiment has been frozen in a narrow band between 51.2 and 48.9 since November 2012. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Reports Index shows Consumer Sentiment ImprovesRetail numbers lag despite four straight months of declining financial troubles
The Consumer Reports Index’s sentiment measure improved for March, climbing back to positive territory at 50.7 from 48.9 the prior month. The greatest improvement among income brackets was from lower-income households earning less than $50,000 (climbing 3.7 points). «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Reports Index shows Sentiment Drops as Middle Income Families See Uptick in Financial TroublesFebruary Planned Retail Spending at Lowest Level Since 2009.
The Consumer Reports Index sentiment measure declined for February dropped to 48.9 from 51.2 the prior month. The most pessimistic consumers remain Americans in households earning less than $50,000 (dropping to 45.6 from 50.0 the prior month). Concurrently, sentiment levels of middle-income families ($50,000 to $99,000) also dropped 5.4 percentage points from 55.6 to 50.2 this month. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Reports Index shows Confidence in the Economy Plummets Among Affluent AmericansRetail suffers as consumers face a sharp rise in financial woes and weak employment outlook
The drop in sentiment (47.4 from 49.5 the previous month) was driven by a significant souring among affluent Americans in households earning more than $100,000 (-7.7 pts). While still in positive territory (52.2), sentiment levels for this income group haven’t been this close to negative territory in almost two years (October 2010). «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Reports Index shows Confidence in the Economy Plummets Among Affluent AmericansRetail suffers as consumers face a sharp rise in financial woes and weak employment outlook
The drop in sentiment (47.4 from 49.5 the previous month) was driven by a significant souring among affluent Americans in households earning more than $100,000 (-7.7 pts). While still in positive territory (52.2), sentiment levels for this income group haven’t been this close to negative territory in almost two years (October 2010). «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Report Index shows Americans Upbeat for Start of Summer, Sentiment Jumps to Highest Level In Four YearsFinancial troubles decrease while retail recovers from five-month slide
The rise in sentiment (53.1 from 47.5 the previous month) was broad-based, with significant gains among those Americans in households earning less than $50,000 (+5.5 pts) as well as more affluent households earning $100,000 or more (+7.7 pts). «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
Consumer Reports states Average Americans not Showing Signs They Feel Economy is ImprovingConsumer sentiment drops as gap widens between wealthy and lower-income households
The Consumer Reports Index April report showed that consumer sentiment has declined to 44.6 from 46.1 last month, and the gap in confidence has widened between the 50 percent of American households that earn less than $50,000 and wealthier Americans earning $100,000 or more. «Read the rest of this article» Sections: News | No Comments
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