Consumer Confidence and Retail Sales Build
October 5, 2012
Consumer confidence in the U.S. rose for the sixth consecutive week, the longest stretch since 2009, according to Bloomberg Consumer Comfort Index. Same-store retail sales in September were up 3.9 percent, beating analysts’ estimates of 3.7 percent, according to Retail Metrics.
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