Spanish unemployment has hit 25% and consumer confidence is at an all time low.
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Consumer confidence would be high, and the housing market would be stoking the economic recovery.
Encouraging economic data, showing increased consumer confidence and a narrowing trade deficit, were released on Wednesday.
Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board, fell further than expected this month.
Mr. Obama faces an electorate concerned with a failing economy, unemployment, and faltering consumer confidence.
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True, consumer confidence and corporate earnings in the U.S. forged ahead despite Asia's recession.
Management blamed the moderation on a decline in consumer confidence and the macro environment.
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Consumer confidence is at stake, says Stephen Rossides, director of the British Meat Processors Association.
Amidst lingering unemployment and moribund consumer confidence, fears of a double dip recession grow increasingly frightening.
Consumer confidence is down, though spending is surprisingly better than expected (dipping into meager savings?).
Tuesday we get the consumer confidence report and Friday brings the March jobs number.
In April this year, the consumer confidence index tracked by economic tabloid Kontan dipped.
Food safety scandals in China have badly damaged consumer confidence, particularly in the dairy industry.
Sides has crunched the numbers, using the president's approval ratings, economic conditions and consumer confidence.
However, smaller developers lack the street credibility to market their software with consumer confidence.
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The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence improved during the month from a nine-year low.
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All of a sudden, consumer confidence data began overshadowing anything coming from Corporate America.
Meanwhile, gas prices and consumer confidence are headwinds for higher auto sales, Nesvold said.
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Meanwhile, a measure of French consumer confidence fell in March from a month earlier.
Tuesday's unexpected drop in consumer confidence marked the measure's third monthly decline in a row.
The Consumer Confidence Index plunged again in August, to just 44.5 from 59.2 in July.
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But if consumer confidence is crumbling, it may not be enough to prevent a recession.
Consumer confidence began to pick up and the economy began to pull itself out of recession.
This includes opinion polls masquerading as economic stats like consumer confidence, or business confidence.
Still, consumer confidence rose for the first time in five months, the Conference Board reports.
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Oil's dropping, financial companies may be bottoming and consumer confidence is better than expected.
Consumer confidence rose sharply in recent months, as did retail sales and small business confidence.
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Many farmers believe the crisis over mis-labelled food has damaged consumer confidence in the supply chain.
It was reported Monday that German consumer confidence has dropped just ahead of the Christmas season.
Consumer confidence plunged sharply in February, not a positive for big-ticket purchases going forward.
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