Consumer confidence, as measured by the Conference Board, fell further than expected this month.
The Conference Board's index of consumer attitudes fell by 8.3 points to 59.7 in March.
The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence improved during the month from a nine-year low.
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Still, consumer confidence rose for the first time in five months, the Conference Board reports.
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Meanwhile, the Conference Board's gauge of leading economic indicators, also due at 10 a.m.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which had declined in June, improved slightly in July.
Consumer confidence dropped to 62 from 64.4, the Conference Board announced on Tuesday.
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On the economic front, the Conference Board's consumer-confidence index for January fell more than expected.
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However, the Conference Board's measure dipped to 105.4 in October from 105.9 the previous month.
The Consumer Confidence Index published by the Conference Board registered a 6-point drop in December.
However, the Conference Board's index of consumer confidence was higher than expected in June.
The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index increased 0.1% in May.
Consumer confidence also tumbled to a seven-year low, according to figures from the Conference Board.
The Conference Board's confidence index did not improve markedly until the first quarter of 1997.
The leading indicators were also released last week by the Conference Board, and were down 0.1%.
Falling employment largely explains why the Conference Board's index of consumer confidence fell sharply in July.
The Conference Board announced it would delay the release of a reading on consumer confidence until Thursday.
The Conference Board reported Thursday that the LEI, their index of ten leading indicators, rose 0.2%.
The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index fell sharply to 58.6 in the month, from 66.7 in February.
Still, the day was remarkable because investors brushed off a big drop in consumer confidence reported by the Conference Board.
In fact, today the Conference Board reported that consumer confidence fell to levels not seen since April 2009.
In the U.S., consumers were less confident in May than the previous month, according to the Conference Board.
Monday's gains were spurred by news of a 12-month high in the Conference Board's measure of consumer confidence.
Even so, it may be surprisingly strong for a while, says Bart van Ark of the Conference Board.
The Conference Board's index of consumer confidence also fell, for the third month running, reaching a two-year low.
The Conference Board Consumer Confidence Index, which surged nearly 15 points in November, increased another nine points in December.
The monthly Consumer Confidence Survey, based on a probability-design random sample, is conducted for The Conference Board by Nielsen.
The Conference Board's Leading Economic Index for February was in line with forecasts.
Figures released by the Conference Board this week showed that consumer confidence tumbled in August to a nine-month low.
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