Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:54:10 GMT
US consumer confidence in December better than forecast
The Conference Board
Consumer Confidence Index, which already advanced in November, extended its
progress also in December. Index for December reached 64.5 compared to 55.2
in November. Analysts previously predicted a reading to reach 58.5. The index measuring
present situation increased from 38.3 to 46.7 while expectations index jumped
from 66.4 to 76.4.